Fiction Talks #4
“Drink raki, and you’ll want to become a poet” – allegedly said Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Safiye Behar was born in 1890 in Pera, Istanbul, the daughter of a Jewish bar-keeper. She often spent time at the beer bar “Zeuve Birahanesi,” learn more
“Drink raki, and you’ll want to become a poet” – allegedly said Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Safiye Behar was born in 1890 in Pera, Istanbul, the daughter of a Jewish bar-keeper. She often spent time at the beer bar “Zeuve Birahanesi,” known for its political discussions and passionate debates, lingering in the slow swirls of smoke. learn more
Tribute to Safiye Behar
Michael Blum
No Fun is a 15-minute video in which a simulated suicide was staged and the reactions of unsuspecting viewers were recorded. The performance took place on a popular website that connects random people worldwide for webcam-based conversations. In the video, learn more
No Fun is a 15-minute video in which a simulated suicide was staged and the reactions of unsuspecting viewers were recorded. The performance took place on a popular website that connects random people worldwide for webcam-based conversations. In the video, Franco appears hanging from a noose, swinging slowly in the artists’ New York studio. Thousands learn more
No Fun (2010)
Eva & Franco Mattes
Agnieszka Polska’s video, in broad strokes, references Paweł Freisler, a Polish artist who primarily worked in the 1960s and 1970s. Freisler moved to Sweden in the late 1970s and seemingly abandoned his artistic practices in favor of tending to his learn more
Agnieszka Polska’s video, in broad strokes, references Paweł Freisler, a Polish artist who primarily worked in the 1960s and 1970s. Freisler moved to Sweden in the late 1970s and seemingly abandoned his artistic practices in favor of tending to his garden. Freisler is mainly known for his storytelling art – an ephemeral practice that involved learn more
Garden
Agnieszka Polska
