2012 - Istanbul: Situating Artistic Practice, a DAI - orientation trip in the context of the project of the same name organized by the Van Abbemuseum

SCHEDULE  IN ISTANBUL :

APRIL 29, 2012  : ALL FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WILL DEPART FOR ISTANBUL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DAI -PROJECT Situating Artistic Practice Today.

THE TRIP IS ORGANISED BY AHMET OGUT AND STEVEN TEN THIJE in the context of the project Situating Artistic Practice Today

 Istanbul Program April 30

10:00 Meeting at the Hostel, Rapunzel Istanbul (Galata)

11:00 Meeting with Cevdet Erek (documenta 13 participant and guest lecturer at the DAI in 2006) at Istanbul Technical University (Macka Campus)

12:00 Having lunch there with Cevdet Erek at Macka Campus

14:00 – 15:00 visiting Inci Eviner's studio, Cukurcuma, Beyoglu

17:00 meeting with Asena Gunal, Depo, Tophane (to be confirmed)

18:30 Meeting with Ahmet at the hostel

19: 00 Party at Ahmet's house;

May 1 (Istiklal Street might be chaotic on that day because of Labour Day demonstrations, we might need to avoid walking around there)

10:00 Meeting at the Hostel visiting Orhan Pamuk's The Museum of Innocence (optional) for tickets: http://www.masumiyetmuzesi.org/W3/

14:00-16:00 Meeting Merve Elveren ve Duygu Demir, curators of SALT, at SALT Galata

17:00-18:00 meeting with Emre Baykal at ARTER, İstiklal Cad. 211 Beyoglu 20:00 Cukur meyhane, raki+fish, dinner, (optional) May 2

11:00 -12:00 Meeting with Demet Yildiz at IKSV Istanbul Biennial office, tel: 0549 745 55 99, Nejat Eczacıbaşı Binası, Sadi Konuralp Caddesi No: 5 Şişhane, 34433 İstanbul

14:00 Meeting with Banu Cennetoglu at BAS, necati bey caddesi no 32/2 karakoy: http://www.b-a-s.info/iletisim-contact/

16:00 Meeting with Oguzhan Ozcan, professor in design, Department of Media and Visual Arts, Koc University, location at Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, Beyoğlu

MAY 3, 2012 : FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WILL BE JOINED AT THE AIRPORT BY SECOND YEAR STUDENTS. 

TOGETHER THEY WILL TRAVEL TO DAKAR IN SENEGAL.