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Companion of The Time: Contemporary

Time for individuals is lighter and more volatile than for institutions. I spent the past six months trying to remotely get to know Borusan, to which I had become a member just before the pandemic. Although the intervening physical distance seemed like a problem with working from home, it was also an opportunity for seeing the picture crystal clear just as any frame that becomes definite with distance.

Rest in Neon Keith Sonnier!

Keith Sonnier, who mastered his materials and self-expression to such an extent as to contribute to the definition of post-minimalist and process-oriented art movements with his works, Keith Sonnier whose colorful lights will never go out, passed away on July 18 at the age of 78. Our task is to commemorate once again this accomplished artist, who was also included in the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection with one of his works, by looking at his practice.

“Usually ideas come from landscapes themselves”:
A conversation with Ellen Kooi

Back in April, at the height of the Covid-19 epidemic, I discovered the work of Dutch photographer Ellen Kooi.

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Jim Dine: Two Hand-colored Colorado Robes

This series of Close Readings emerged from a deficit I observed both in contemporary art criticism and in my own writing practice: Although exhibition criticism, interviews, and monographic artist texts are produced regularly,  focusing on a single work, interpreting, and analyzing that one work is a form we encounter less often.

An Interview with Boomoon
on his Bosphorus Project

Landscape Distancing

The COVID-19 crisis altered our relationship with landscapes. In many cases the only landscapes we enjoyed this spring were the ones our windows showed.

An Interview With Olaf Otto Becker

Olaf Otto Becker is a German photographer born in 1959, who works on long-term projects, blending his social and political stances with aesthetic decisions.

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Claudia Hart: Swing

This series of Close Readings emerged from a deficiency I observed both in contemporary art criticism and in my own writing practice: Although exhibition criticism, interviews, and monographic artist texts are produced regularly,  focusing on a single work, interpreting, and analyzing that one work is a form we encounter less often.

Fall-Out Of Images: Edward Burtynsky’s Water Games

Over the past few months, works from the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection have been taken into consideration within the framework of “water” for a series of articles for the Borusan Contemporary Blog.

An Interview with Michael Kenna

When I started writing an introductory text for this conversation, I could not go beyond the sentence "Michael Kenna is a British photographer born in 1953.".

Conversations: Necmi Sönmez, Part 2

Necmi Sönmez, PhD, has most recently curated the exhibition, They are Uttered and Left Unfinished All the Loves in the World II, on view at Borusan Contemporary until March 8, 2020. We published this extensive interview with Sönmez, who works with the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, in two parts. To read the first section, please click here.

Manfred Mohr: A Digital 1.0 Perspective in Art History

Computer Art can be defined as the manipulation of computer-based images produced as part of the creative process. In this type of work, special software is used with interactive devices, and graphic images are produced through powerful computers.

Conversations: Necmi Sönmez, Part 1

Necmi Sönmez, PhD, has most recently curated the exhibition, They are Uttered and Left Unfinished All the Loves in the World II, on view at Borusan Contemporary until March 8, 2020. We are going to publish this extensive interview with Sönmez, who works with the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, in two parts.

Conversations: Conrad Bodman

Inviting a curator to an institution’s collection could mean various things: A dialogue or a monologue—emptying all the existing narratives to define them with new meanings or reshuffling them around.