Conceptual artist Genco Gulan is collecting used ties for his next grand installation; "Big Escape". This project will be realized with lots of used ties as a site specific project(s) at two locations: Cankaya Contemporary Art Center, Ankara Turkey and State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki Greece.
We ask you to contribute to this project by sending us the cravats that you want to get rid of. The project will be in the context of the exhibition entitled "Places of Memory -Fields of Vision" that is organized by the State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece and will be presented at the Center of Contemporary Art, Port of Thessaloniki, from December 21, 2012 until February, 2013.
Please send your cravats to the below address and artist, Genco Gulan will thank you, by mailing you a signed photo of the installation.
CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER OF THESSALONIKI
WAREHOUSE B1, PORT
P.O.Box 10759-541 10
THESSALONIKI/ GREECE
Info: +30 2310 593270
Link:
http://www.cact.gr/en
Address:
CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER OF THESSALONIKI
WAREHOUSE B1, PORT
THESSALONIKI, 541 10
Greece
Genco Gülan is a conceptual artist with an interest in new media and performance art. He studied Political Science and Art at Bogazici University then he pursued an MA degree on Media Studies at New School, New York. He got prizes from BP, New School, Lions, E.M.A.F. Nominated for the European Art prize in 2012 and got selected as a finalist. Gülan made solo shows in Istanbul, Ankara, Graz, Berlin, New York, Seoul and Zagreb. His works are presented in museums such as; Centre Pompidou, Pera, ZKM, MAM, Rio and La Triennale di Milano. He participated to festivals such as; Steirishes Herbst, Ars Electronica, Mediaterra, prog-me, Accente, Balkan Art and Istanbul Festival. His net-art pieces have been exhibited at irishmuseumofmodernart.org, rhizome.org and kanonmedia.com/ His works listed in required reading lists such as; City University, New York, Rice University and U.C. Santa Barbara. Gülan gave conferences at Yale, School of Visual Arts, Köln University and New York Institute of Technology. Genco Gülan and his art has been referred to by Newsweek, Herald Tribune, NY Arts, Art in America, Art News, Das Kunst, Beaux Arts and Idomenee. His monography edited Dr. Marcus Graf is published by Revolver Berlin the title "Conceptual Colors of genco Gulan". His book "De-Constructing the Digital Revolution" is published by LAP and both of the books are available at amazon.com/ Genco Gülan was in the Advisory Board of Balkan Biennial, Thessaloniki and International Programming Committee of ISEA Singapore. He is the founder of the Web Biennial. Currently he teaches at Mimar Sinan Academy and Bogazici University.
Gloria Sutton