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Relocating the arts in the new Istanbul: urban imaginary as a contested zone

Title	Relocating the arts in the new Istanbul: urban imaginary as a contested zone
Author	Erek, Ayşe N., Köksal, Ayşe Hazar
Publication Date:	2014
Publication Place	- Informa Group
Subject	Urban imaginary, Arts industry, Contemporary art, Urban change, Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul Modern
Type	Periodical
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID	1477-2809
Record ID	2ea1f501-90b2-42e8-8788-e97471b1076d
Library Location	Industrial Design
Date	2014
Notes	Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.
Sample Text	Parallel to its reconstitution as a global city, Istanbul has experienced an expansion of the arts through the foundation of new institutions, such as museums and galleries, and the dissemination of art events and exhibitions related to the city. The role of the arts and arts institutions in Istanbul's renewal is central to understanding the relationship between the material and immaterial dynamics of this process. The contemporary art world has both invented new strategies for the city's representation, where issues, such as tourism, consumerism, public space, democracy, and identities, are tightly interwoven, while simultaneously revealing conflicts and contestations. In the hands of contemporary artists and arts professionals, the city's “urban imaginary” has become an analytical vehicle that both exposes the tensions of global dynamics and presents the city as spectacle. Thus, this imaginary also serves to document the forces that affect the arts and the city, and a close study of it can enrich our understanding of the reconditioning process.
DOI	10.1080/01973762.2014.964653
Cilt	30

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Relocating the arts in the new Istanbul: urban imaginary as a contested zone

Author Erek, Ayşe N., Köksal, Ayşe Hazar

Publication Date 2014

Publication Place - Informa Group

Subject Urban imaginary, Arts industry, Contemporary art, Urban change, Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul Modern

Type Periodical

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Özyeğin University

Library Asset ID 1477-2809

Record ID 2ea1f501-90b2-42e8-8788-e97471b1076d

Library Location Industrial Design

Date 2014

Notes Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.

Sample Text Parallel to its reconstitution as a global city, Istanbul has experienced an expansion of the arts through the foundation of new institutions, such as museums and galleries, and the dissemination of art events and exhibitions related to the city. The role of the arts and arts institutions in Istanbul's renewal is central to understanding the relationship between the material and immaterial dynamics of this process. The contemporary art world has both invented new strategies for the city's representation, where issues, such as tourism, consumerism, public space, democracy, and identities, are tightly interwoven, while simultaneously revealing conflicts and contestations. In the hands of contemporary artists and arts professionals, the city's “urban imaginary” has become an analytical vehicle that both exposes the tensions of global dynamics and presents the city as spectacle. Thus, this imaginary also serves to document the forces that affect the arts and the city, and a close study of it can enrich our understanding of the reconditioning process.

DOI 10.1080/01973762.2014.964653

Cilt 30