Kezban Arca Batibeki's new video instillation piece ‘I Shot Andy Warhol in Istanbul’, is on display in Artvarium, The Elgiz museum's project room for temporary exhibits.
October 6, 2005 (Press Release) --
Kezban Arca Batibeki. ‘I Shot Andy Warhol in Istanbul’ will be shown in Artvarium, the specially designed, temporary project space reserved for guest artists. Using a doll like representation of the iconic Andy Warhol as the foreground focus and set against the backdrop of the historic peninsula of Istanbul, this important new work examines characteristic themes of popular culture and the evolving social status of the Turkish woman.
Over the past twenty years Arca Batibeki has received recognition as one of the most insightful artists, concerned with popular culture involved in the contemporary art scene in Turkey. Her work has been displayed in the Perry Art Gallery in New York, Espace Cardin gallery in Paris and more recently in 2004, the Bunka Quint Gallery in the Costume Design Museum in Tokyo. In September 2005 her work will be featured in a group show at the IMSG Gallery in Istanbul, and from the 7th – 19th December 2005 she is organizing and featuring in a display of short films at ‘Turkish Film Days’, a film festival in Strasbourg. Normally known for her paintings, drawings and instillation work, this is the first time she has produced a video work for public display. From the Elgiz Collection the museum is displaying ‘Topsy Turvy Room, 2002, a mixed media panel illustrating a kitsch side to Turkeys pop. She lives and works in Istanbul.
Over the past twenty years Arca Batibeki has received recognition as one of the most insightful artists, concerned with popular culture involved in the contemporary art scene in Turkey. Her work has been displayed in the Perry Art Gallery in New York, Espace Cardin gallery in Paris and more recently in 2004, the Bunka Quint Gallery in the Costume Design Museum in Tokyo. In September 2005 her work will be featured in a group show at the IMSG Gallery in Istanbul, and from the 7th – 19th December 2005 she is organizing and featuring in a display of short films at ‘Turkish Film Days’, a film festival in Strasbourg. Normally known for her paintings, drawings and instillation work, this is the first time she has produced a video work for public display. From the Elgiz Collection the museum is displaying ‘Topsy Turvy Room, 2002, a mixed media panel illustrating a kitsch side to Turkeys pop. She lives and works in Istanbul.
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