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Soft cover. Condition: New. BAFRA, CELENK (Curator) Mektep Meydan Galatasaray. [Exhibition catalogue]. Edited by Celenk Bafra, Ulya Soley, Begum Akkoyunlu Ersoz, Yasemin Ulgen. Istanbul: Suna ve Inan Kirac Vakfi - Pera Muzesi, 2018. 4to.,134, [1] p., color ills. In Turkish and English. Paperback. New ISBN: 9786054642809 CATALOG: Social history KEYWORDS: Galatasaray High School Education Istanbul - Constantinople On the occasion of its 150th anniversary, School Square Galatasaray offers a fresh perspective through contemporary art, to this deep-rooted school, which has hosted cultural and artistic events along with being an educational institution encouraging and supporting its students' artistic tendencies and creativity throughout its history. The exhibition takes on the name of "school" (mektep) in reference to the name of the institution still remembered as and called "the school" by its graduates even today, to the history of the building and its character as a place of education. This word play thus both references the Galatasaray Square with which the school is inextricably and necessarily intermeshed and envisages the structure of the Galatasaray High School with its garden and surrounding walls as an intellectual square where contemporary artists shall meet and debate. The site and context-specific works in the exhibition by the artists Elvan Alpay, biriken (Melis Tezkan, Okan Urun), Hera Buyuktasciyan, Antonio Cosentino, Burak Delier, Hasan Deniz, Cemal Emden, Baris Gokturk, Ali Kazma and Vahit Tuna relate to the location, function, history and space of Galatasaray High School by means of painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, sound and performance. Although the graduate artists of Galatasaray High School and the reflection of their personal experiences on their artistic practices have been considered valuable, room has been made for perspectives to be brought in by artists looking upon the school, an organic part of the city for 150 years, from the square ? namely, from the outside, to those peeking in while passing by, and to those who perhaps live in its vicinity and have it in their thoughts. Rather than providing an art-historical selection of sorts, the School Square Galatasaray exhibition aims to gaze into the past from the vantage point of the present and pass on new works to the future. The exhibition catalogue presents three articles, which provides different perspectives on culture of Galatasaray. The curator of the exhibition Celenk Bafra's essay on the relationship between the school and the square contextualizes the works in the exhibition. Besim F. Dellaloglu presents his thoughts about what it means to experience Galatasaray High School. Murat Alat uses his personal experience to contemplate on the idea of school and education in a more general sense.

Hardcover. Condition: New. GENIM, M. SINAN From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul. Photographs of the Anatolian Shore of the Bosphorus from the mid 19th to 20th century. 2 volumes. Istanbul: Suna ve Inan Kirac Vakfi Pera Muzesi, 2017 - 2018. Oblong folio, 2 volumes (444 p.; 445-857 p.), fully b/w photos. In English. Original binding. New Oversize and very heavy volumes. Please contact for postage cost. ISBN: CATALOG: Photographs KEYWORDS: Istanbul - Constantinople photography Collection Daily life in the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Ottoman Court Ottoman architecture Bosphorus The Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation collected old Istanbul photographs with the conviction that it would serve as an important element in preserving the cultural assets of Turkey. The motivation behind this process was the desire to present these photographs to visitors through a series of books published through Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation Istanbul Research Institute. Designed as part of this endeavor and published in 2006, From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul Photographs of the Rumeli Shore of the Bosphorus from the Mid-19th to the 20th Century was not only the first book of the series, but of Istanbul Research Institute, as well. Written by architect Dr. M. Sinan Genim and comprised of two volumes, the book included more than 400 photographs selected from the Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation Photograph Collection and the archives of important collectors. In January 2012, Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation Istanbul Research Institute has published the second book of the series, namely From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul Photographs of the Anatolian Shore of the Bosphorus from the Mid-19th to the 20th Century and invites Istanbul lovers to embark upon an intriguing and pleasant journey along the Anatolian shores of Istanbul's famous strait.