Jennifer Hattam – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:55:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Jennifer Hattam – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com 32 32 118955609 Haunting Photographs Document the Erasure of Armenians in Turkey https://hyperallergic.com/845449/andreas-lang-haunting-photographs-document-the-erasure-of-armenians-in-turkey/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:55:26 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=845449 Andréas Lang’s pictures, now compiled in a new book, convey “what the Turkish state wants people to remember and what it wants them to forget.”]]>

Andréas Lang’s pictures, now compiled in a new book, convey “what the Turkish state wants people to remember and what it wants them to forget.”

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Pro-Erdoğan Protesters Target Istanbul Exhibition Deemed “LGBT Propaganda” https://hyperallergic.com/831172/pro-erdogan-protesters-target-istanbul-exhibition-deemed-lgbt-propaganda/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:08:14 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=831172 The Artİstanbul Feshane venue was briefly forced to shut its doors after conservative groups decried artworks containing nudity and imagery seen as critical of the state. ]]>

The Artİstanbul Feshane venue was briefly forced to shut its doors after conservative groups decried artworks containing nudity and imagery seen as critical of the state.

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Making Art 10 Years After Turkey’s Gezi Protests https://hyperallergic.com/828650/making-art-10-years-after-turkeys-gezi-protests/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:46:58 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=828650 In Berlin, where many artists settled after the protests that shook Turkey a decade ago, an exhibition grapples with the political repression and exile that followed.]]>

In Berlin, where many artists settled after the protests that shook Turkey a decade ago, an exhibition grapples with the political repression and exile that followed.

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How Turkey’s President Is Weaponizing Culture https://hyperallergic.com/820516/how-turkey-president-erdogan-is-weaponizing-culture/ Mon, 08 May 2023 20:58:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=820516 Known for persecuting artists and cultural figures, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government is being accused of “artwashing” ahead of critical elections.]]>

Known for persecuting artists and cultural figures, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government is being accused of “artwashing” ahead of critical elections.

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After Earthquakes, Art in Istanbul Takes on New Resonance https://hyperallergic.com/808547/after-earthquakes-art-in-istanbul-takes-on-new-resonance/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:52:41 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=808547 Four exhibitions planned prior to the devastating earthquakes grapple with presciently timely themes of loss, healing and transformation.]]>

Four exhibitions planned prior to the devastating earthquakes grapple with presciently timely themes of loss, healing and transformation.

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Art Orgs Mobilize Support After Turkey-Syria Earthquakes https://hyperallergic.com/805561/art-orgs-mobilize-support-after-turkey-syria-earthquakes/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 21:00:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=805561 Artists and cultural organizations have been contributing to the post-disaster relief efforts despite their own needs for support.]]>

Artists and cultural organizations have been contributing to the post-disaster relief efforts despite their own needs for support.

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Turkey Targets Film Deemed “LGBT Propaganda” https://hyperallergic.com/788811/turkey-targets-film-deemed-lgbt-propaganda-kurak-gunler/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:17:22 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=788811 The Turkish Culture Ministry has demanded its funding back on an award-winning independent film after a smear campaign by conservative media.]]>

The Turkish Culture Ministry has demanded its funding back on an award-winning independent film after a smear campaign by conservative media.

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The Stage as a “Living Concept” in Turkey’s Performance Art https://hyperallergic.com/786417/the-stage-as-a-living-concept-in-turkeys-performance-art/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=786417 While The 90s Onstage looks back to a dynamic moment in Turkey's performance art scene, Ata Doğruel's "Light Source" reflects on the present.]]>

While The 90s Onstage looks back to a dynamic moment in Turkey's performance art scene, Ata Doğruel's "Light Source" reflects on the present.

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Photographing History’s Silences and Gaps  https://hyperallergic.com/772131/photographing-historys-silences-and-gaps/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:33:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=772131 A former journalist, Sim Chi Yin came to question the primacy of archival sources after realizing the deliberate decisions behind what gets included or excluded.]]>

A former journalist, Sim Chi Yin came to question the primacy of archival sources after realizing the deliberate decisions behind what gets included or excluded.

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A Kurdish Artist’s Creative Resistance From Behind Bars https://hyperallergic.com/658150/fatos-irwen-exceptional-times-depo-istanbul/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:22:41 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=658150 “Politics, war and oppression are a part of my life,” Fatoş İrwen explained of her current solo show, Exceptional Times.]]>

“Politics, war and oppression are a part of my life,” Fatoş İrwen explained of her current solo show, Exceptional Times.

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Walk With Me: A Performance Artist Adapts to the Pandemic https://hyperallergic.com/616389/alisa-oleva-walking-home-performistanbul/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=616389 For two weeks last fall, performance artist Alisa Oleva walked with 33 different women in Istanbul; sometimes for 30 minutes, sometimes for three hours, but always from 1500 miles away.]]>

For two weeks last fall, performance artist Alisa Oleva walked with 33 different women in Istanbul; sometimes for 30 minutes, sometimes for three hours, but always from 1500 miles away.

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Revisiting Photography’s First Road Trip https://hyperallergic.com/544019/revisiting-photographys-first-road-trip/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:00:01 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=544019 Ten Turkish artists follow daguerreotypist Frédéric Auguste Antoine Goupil-Fesquet’s 180-year-old journey through the Eastern Mediterranean.]]>

Ten Turkish artists follow daguerreotypist Frédéric Auguste Antoine Goupil-Fesquet’s 180-year-old journey through the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Turkish Arts Philanthropist Acquitted, Then Detained Again https://hyperallergic.com/543560/osman-kavala-remain-in-detention/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:53:27 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=543560 Imprisoned since 2017, Osman Kavala was found not guilty of attempting to overthrow the government, but re-detained on new charges before he could even taste freedom.]]>

Imprisoned since 2017, Osman Kavala was found not guilty of attempting to overthrow the government, but re-detained on new charges before he could even taste freedom.

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The Artist Walking Between Two Seas in Istanbul https://hyperallergic.com/541222/serkan-taycan/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:00:24 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=541222 For years, artist Serkan Taycan has documented a nearly 40-mile route through the outskirts of Istanbul, which traverses rarely seen landscapes. He facilitates walks through the area, now at risk due to a proposed shipping canal.]]>

For years, artist Serkan Taycan has documented a nearly 40-mile route through the outskirts of Istanbul, which traverses rarely seen landscapes. He facilitates walks through the area, now at risk due to a proposed shipping canal.

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Controversy in Istanbul Underscores Rising Political Pressures on Turkish Art Scene https://hyperallergic.com/523956/rising-political-pressures-on-turkish-art-scene/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 21:53:41 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=523956 A nationalist message from the head of the country’s biggest contemporary art fair stands in stark contrast to limits of expression on other segments of the Turkish art world.]]>

A nationalist message from the head of the country’s biggest contemporary art fair stands in stark contrast to limits of expression on other segments of the Turkish art world.

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Weaving a New Future for a Traditional Turkish Craft https://hyperallergic.com/499580/weaving-a-new-future-for-a-traditional-turkish-craft/ Tue, 14 May 2019 13:45:47 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=499580 A small group of fine artists are bringing renewed attention to the practice of weaving by incorporating it into their artworks.]]>

A small group of fine artists are bringing renewed attention to the practice of weaving by incorporating it into their artworks.

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Artists Fill Six-Story Istanbul House with 672 Hours of Performance Art https://hyperallergic.com/432711/performistanbul-needed-you/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:27:16 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=432711 The house will become a research space and library in country where performance art remains underdeveloped, and many artists fear persecution.]]>

The house will become a research space and library in country where performance art remains underdeveloped, and many artists fear persecution.

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