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Recent exhibition:

Plinth

March 8–May 31, 2017

Aslıhan Demirtaş’s Kaide [Plinth] (2016) is a sculptural work made of rammed earth, which explores what soil is beyond its utilitarian materiality in cultivation and possession, and opens up discussions on ownership, inheritance, and cultural heritage. Throughout the spring, an invited group of artists, collectors, thinkers, and farmers will provide a piece from their collection to be exhibited on or with Kaide. Through these contributions, we hope to explore the potential of collecting beyond the mere accumulation of precious objects, and inquire into the notion of collective ownership through soil and contemporary art. Read more>> here.

On Our Quote Board

Collectorspace Quote

Posted in: Quotes|September 6, 2012

“[I wanted to place a yellow corncob from Kandira, a black corncob from Akyazi and one from the next generation, influenced by the two, next to Aslıhan’s Kaide.] My intention was to emphasize new types of seeds that emerge from the social interactions, mimicking and learning between heirloom seeds—to highlight the natural exchanges and dynamic formations. This was also an objection against the new addition to the seed growing law (valid as of 2018) that force farmers to use hybrid and genetically-modified seeds instead of heirloom seeds with the pretext that they don’t have standards.”
—Nardane Kuşçu, one of the participants of Kaide [Plinth]

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On Our Shelves

Live Forever: Collecting Live Art, Teresa Calonje (ed.), Koenig Books, 2014.

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On Our Radar

Exhibition—The Uses of Art: Final Exhibition SALT Galata, Istanbul

April 20–June 11, 2017


Exhibition—In search of Global Poetry: Videos from the Han Nefkens Collection He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen

April 16–July 9, 2017


Research Publication—Performance at Tate: Into the Space of Art Tate Modern, London

Launched in February 2017


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