“On Produceabilty” is an international composed and organized groupshow that has its starting point in Istanbul and is then going to travel and develop throughout European venues.
Our project is about products, production and their placement in society. We invite artists to Istanbul to reflect on and refer to local conditions and global dimensions of production by creating new artworks. In Istanbul the steps of the production processes are often located in the immediate neighbourhood and become transparent and accessible. They are not externalized like in most service societies like Germany or other EU countries. Manufacturing is still part of the everyday life. While Turkey is a preferred production location of Europe in the context of world industry the parameters are shifting from a production based to a consumption oriented society with overwhelming shopping malls and standardized franchise companies. The rapidity and the simultaneousness of this development creates a situation that is highly vibrant. Our interest is to observe, understand and interfere this state of society being in transmission represented by its products.
With their travel to Istanbul the artists have the possibility and opportunity to use the huge number of large and small manufacturing places to take advantage of and to use this transparency of production for their artistic purpose.
We are convinced that the high grade of accessibility and interferability of production processes in Istanbul will lead to unique works of art.
On Produceability Tour:
Like products are often made in other countries than where they will be sold and used; also our art products will be placed and presented in different situations and countries. The stations of our tour are chosen according to our networks as well as to our artists ́ backgrounds in order to meet and reach a wide and manifold audience.
On Produceability
Istanbul, IMC 5533, Istanbul April - May, 2008
Adrian Lee has kindly offered to provide additional promotional support for the opening of the exhibition. A congenial, anthropomorphic device has been produced that will highlight the purpose of the space and help attract visitors.
Presentation with products by
Adrian Lee, London
Allen Grubesic, Stockholm
bliin, Amsterdam
Claudia Weber, Berlin
Esther Kläs, Düsseldorf
Dirk van Lieshout Rotterdam / Seoul
Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber: Böhm Handelzentrum, Düsseldorf
Isa Melsheimer Berlin / Istanbul
Jerome Symons, Rotterdam
Kim Schönstadt, Los Angeles
Reinaart Vanhoe, Rotterdam
On Produceability
Amsterdam, Kunstvlaai, May 2008
Presentation with products by
Adrian Lee, London (performance)
Allen Grubesic, Stockholm
bliin, Amsterdam
Claudia Weber, Berlin
Esther Kläs, Düsseldorf
Dirk van Lieshout Rotterdam / Seoul
Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber: Böhm Handelzentrum, Düsseldorf
Isa Melsheimer Berlin / Istanbul
Jerome Symons, Rotterdam
Kim Schönstadt, Los Angeles
Reinaart Vanhoe, Rotterdam
Volkan Aslan, Istanbul
On Produceability
Istanbul, Apartement Projesi, August 2008
Presentation with products by
Adrian Lee, London
Ahmet Öğüt Istanbul / Amsterdam
Allen Grubesic, Stockholm
Anna Blessmann & Peter Saville London
Aslı Cavuşoğlu Istanbul
bliin, Amsterdam
The Centre of Attention London
Claudia Weber, Berlin
Dirk van Lieshout Rotterdam / Seoul
Elmas Deniz Izmir / Istanbul
Esther Kläs, Düsseldorf
Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber: Böhm Handelzentrum, Düsseldorf
Isa Melsheimer Berlin / Istanbul
Jakob Kolding, Berlin
Jerome Symons, Rotterdam
Kim Schönstadt Los Angeles
Kristina Stoyanova Düsseldorf
Marjolijn Dijkman Rotterdam
Reinaart Vanhoe, Rotterdam
Volkan Aslan, Istanbul
Wynn Dan Paris
The Center of Attention represented through music by Trio Krivoto
On Produceability
Los Angeles, Lizbeth Oliviera Gallery, Juli 2008
On Produceability - display in the group exhibition "We" curated by Jen Liu
www.lizabetholiviera.com
Presentation with products by
Adrian Lee, London
Ahmet Öğüt Istanbul / Amsterdam
Allen Grubesic, Stockholm
Anna Blessmann & Peter Saville London
Aslı Cavuşoğlu Istanbul
bliin, Amsterdam
The Centre of Attention London
Claudia Weber, Berlin
Dirk van Lieshout Rotterdam / Seoul
Elmas Deniz Izmir / Istanbul
Elmar Hermann, Düsseldorf
Esther Kläs, Düsseldorf
Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber: Böhm Handelzentrum, Düsseldorf
Isa Melsheimer Berlin / Istanbul
Jakob Kolding, Berlin
Jerome Symons, Rotterdam
Kim Schönstadt Los Angeles
Kristina Stoyanova Düsseldorf
Maki Umehara Düsseldorf
Marjolijn Dijkman Rotterdam
Reinaart Vanhoe, Rotterdam
Volkan Aslan,Istanbul
Wynn Dan Paris
On Produceability
Cologne, New Talents, August 2008
Presentation with products by
Adrian Lee, London
Ahmet Öğüt Istanbul / Amsterdam
Allen Grubesic, Stockholm
Anna Blessmann & Peter Saville London
Aslı Cavuşoğlu Istanbul
bliin, Amsterdam
The Centre of Attention London
Claudia Weber, Berlin
Dirk van Lieshout Rotterdam / Seoul
Elmas Deniz Izmir / Istanbul
Elmar Hermann, Düsseldorf
Esther Kläs, Düsseldorf
Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber: Böhm Handelzentrum, Düsseldorf
Isa Melsheimer Berlin / Istanbul
Jakob Kolding, Berlin
Jerome Symons, Rotterdam
Kim Schönstadt Los Angeles
Kristina Stoyanova Düsseldorf
Maki Umehara Düsseldorf
Marjolijn Dijkman Rotterdam
Reinaart Vanhoe, Rotterdam
Volkan Aslan,Istanbul
Wynn Dan Paris