KÜF/ MOLD ROTTERDAM 2009



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Küf Mold 2009 Rotterdam- Türkçe bilgiler

26 Eylul - 24 Ekim 2009

Küf/ Mold 2009 bu sene Rotterdam’ da, İstanbul, Gent, New York ve Rotterdam’ dan 88 sanatçının katılımı ile gerçekleşiyor. 60 sanatçının Rotterdam’daki Oud Charlois bölgesinde bulunan 50 dükkana eserlerini yerleştireceği sergi kapsamında ayrıca A- Locatie galerisinde 28 sanatçının grup sergisini görme imkanı da bulunuyor. Sergi açılışı 26 Eylül 2009 tarihinde saat 16:00’da Flaman hükümeti diplomatik elçisi Filip D’Havé, Türkiye kültür ateşesi Murat Karakuş ve Amerikan Halkla ilişkiler Müşaviri James K. Foster’ın katılımıyla A-Locatie, Wolphaertsbocht 51-55, Rotterdam adresinde gerçekleşecek ve açılış konuşması Prof. Dr. Pieter Tordoir (Amsterdam Üniversitesi) tarafından yapılacak.

Göçebe bir sergi


Küf/ Mold çok-kültürlü gezici sergisi ilk olarak İstanbul’ da 2007 senesinde başladı ve ardından 2008 'de Gent’ te gerçekleşti. Gelecek senelerde ise İstanbul (2010), Memphis (2011) ve New York (2012) devam edecek. Küf/ Mold, kuratör Suzan Batu (TR/ABD) ve Bill Doherty (USA) nin oluşturduğu KOOH tafından yapılmış, 2009 Rotterdam sergisi ise Dear D’Hondt (B) ve Ivo van den Baar’ ın(NL) işbirliğiyle gerçekleşmiştir. Kelime olarak organik ve yaratıcılığı temsil eden “küf”, sergi için seçilen yansıtan, genellikle şehrin arka planında kalmış, daha çok göçmenlerin yaşadığı bölgelerdir. Rotterdam’ da seçilen bu bölge ise Oud Charlois olmuştur. Küf/ Mold 2009 bölgede sanatçılar, esnaf ve yerel halk arasında bir etkileşim sağlamayı amacliyor. Bölgedeki dükkanlara yerleştirilen eserler ile gündelik hayat ile sanat iç içe girmektedir.
Katalog Sanatçıların eserlerinin bulunduğu ve mekanları gösteren Kataloğun tanıtımı 10 Ekim Cumartesi günüs A-Locatie’ de gerçekleşecektir.


Pratik bilgiler

Küf/Mold 2009 sergisini 26 Eylül’ den 24 Ekim’ e kadar ziyaret etmek mümkün olacaktır.Ziyaretcilerin pazartesiden Cumartesiye açık olacak dükkanlardan ücretsiz sergi haritasını temin etme imkanı olacaktır. Grup sergisinin bulunduğu A- Locatie Çarşambadan Cumartesi’ ye saat 13:00 ile 18:00 arasında ziyaret edilebilir. Daha fazla bilgi için lütfen e-posta ile bize ulaşın:

suzanbatu@yahoo.com
denizkose@gmail.com

KUF / Mold 2009 organizasyonu Stichting Kunstimplantaat i.s.m. Wandschappen ve Robin Kolleman tarafından yapılmıştır.


Sanatçılar

ÆK liest (N L )
Aga Ousseinov (U S A )
Albert McGrigor (U S A )
Aletta dejong (N L )
Anne de Coninck (B E )
Andrew Demirjian (U S A )
Berke Soyuer (T R )
Bill Doherty (U S A )
Buck Henri (U S A )
Bulent Çinar (T R )
Burçin Ayebe (T R )
Carolanna Parlato (U S A )
Cem Aydogan (T R )
Charley Friedman (U S A )
Christian Schlager (AT )
Chuck Yuen (U S A )
Cigdem Kaya (T R )
Dahlia El sayed (U S A )
David Sandlin (U K )
Debra Jenks (U S A )
Elise Engler (U S A )
Erwin Keustermans (B E )
Eti Behar (T R )
Eung Ho Park (U S A )
Evr im Kavcar (T R )
Frank van Hiel (B E )
Gaye Inal (T R )
Genco Gülan
Etienne Boileau (T R /N L )
Glenn Garver (U S A )
Hanneke van Velzen (N L )
Henri Du Moulin (B E )
Inez Smit (N L )
Insel Inal (T R )
Jason Coburn (U K )
Jennifer Croson (U S A )
Jeph Gurecka (U S A )
Jeroen Jongeleen (N L )
Jim Osman (U S A )
Judith Page (U S A )
Julian Jackson (U S A )
Julie Evans (U S A )
Karin Arink (N L )
Kathleen White (U S A )
Lale Tara (T R )
Leyla Okan (T R )
Lieve D ’hondt (B E )
Lor i Ortiz (U S A )
Lottie Leymar ie i .s.m.
Bret Puchir (U S A )
Lucia Penninck x (B E )
Madeline Hatz (U S A )
Marc Bijl (N L )
Maria Degrève (B E )
Marijke Bontinck (B E )
Marlies Davans (B E )
Milou van Ham (N L )
Mustafa Yuksel (T R )
Necla Köse (T R )
Nezaket Ekici (T R )
Norma Markley (U S A )
Nur Ataibiş (T R )
Orhan Tekin (T R )
Orhun Erdenli (T R )
Pauline Chernichaw (U S A )
Pavel Lembersky (U S A )
Priscilla Bistoen (B E )
Rafael Sanchez (U S A )
Ray Rapp (U S A )
Rene Lynch (U S A )
Rob van der Schoor (N L )
Robin Lee Crutch-eld (U S A)
Sally Lelong (U S A )
Sally Yap (U S A )
Sebnem Senyener (T R )
Sena Başöz (T R )
Shei la Ross
&Laura Ten Eyck (CA )
Suzan Batu (T R )
Tamer Ertuna (T R )
Tenesh Webber (CA )
Teoman Madra (T R )
Thomas B roadbent (U S A )
Ties Ten Bosch (N L )
Tom McGlynn (U S A )
Ugur Kunst (U S A )
Vitaly Komar (U S A )
Wandschappen (N L )
Wendy Hirschberg (U S A )
Yasemin Nur Toksoy (T R )
Yves Vanpevenaege (B E )


Mekanlar

A - locatie
African N ew Channel
Ansa Vastgoed b.v.
Aruna’s N agel en
Schoonheidssalon
Atel ier A nnemiek e K iefer
B.T.H . B emiddel ing
Bizim B ak k er i j
B - L ok atie
Callcentre H avens
Charlois K apsalon
Cyro B loemsierk unst
Dopey’s P lace van S tichting
Opnieuw
Fei jenoord, Warenhui s
Gemeentewerk en,
Wolphaer tsbocht
Gi tar ium, D e G i taar shop
Goed en N ieuw K leding
Göl ler E etcafe
Groen B ak k er i j
Gülcan Cadeaushop
Güven Meubel
Happy D ays Coffeeshop
Islam Centrum B V,
Islami ti sche S lager i j
Kachar B elhui s
Kahn B elhuis I nternet
Karşiyak a S lager i j
Lale E ethuis, S hoarma,
Pizzer ia, G r i l l
Lalel i Mosk ee
Marlena Cafetar ia/
Snackbar
Meri Handel sonderneming
Merk ez I slami ti sche
Slager i j
Multinationaal Adviesbureau
Musa A uto I n en Verk oop
Nwala Marokkaanse B akkerij
Paula F antastic N ai ls
Pegasus G r iek s R estaurant
Piccol ino P izzer ia
Ristorante
Piek -jn
Primera P al tan, R ookwaren
en T i jdschr i f ten
Quup, A tel ier
Raveena’s G oud en Z i lver
Sanitas G ezondheidscentrum
Sat Telecom
Shalom G r i l l room
Shanghai Chinees I ndi sch
Restaurant
The Mix , K apsalon
WOK R estaurant
International
Yayla S uper Mark et

What is Küf- Mold?

Küf/Mold is a traveling exhibition inclusive of virtually all disciplines of art. It is an initiative of the curatorial team, KOOH, which consists of Suzan Batu (Istanbul, New York) and Bill Doherty (the United States).
As participants and supporting organizers Ivo van den Baar and Nicole Driessens (WANDSCHAPPEN) have been involved in the previous editions of Küf/Mold. As a co-curator they will produce the Rotterdam edition.

Küf is the Turkish word for mold, as in biological mold. The definition relating to the title also pertains to a mold used in the process of fabrication, hence determining the realm of the show as one that is organic and creative.

Migrant traders as well as artists settle down in exhausted, dilapidated areas of western cities. The ”mold”of these areas, is a great attraction to these groups of individuals because these neighborhoods consist of cheap, empty houses and factories in which people can reinvent their lives and develope new businesses. Each of these two groups are often among the first people that see the possibilities and take the risk due to their nomadic way of life. In most cases this means the positive redevelopment and revitalization of a neighborhood.

KOOH

The name KOOH alludes to a political coup, used in reference to pulling off large scale curatorial projects independently with limited means. It also connotes cooing as pertaining to the affection demonstrated among doves or pigeons and used as a euphemism concerning people being affectionate with one another.

KOOH is a non profit curatorial team comprised of Suzan Batu and Bill Doherty and rotating personnel on a location specific basis. KOOH has been in action since FASHIONED, NY - 1998.
The next presentation of Kuf-Mold was in the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey. It was also a parallel show to the Istanbul Biennial.
Gent, Belgium was where the second leg of the show took place in the fall of 2008. Kuf/Mold Gent came to fruition with the participation of Marijke Bontinck, Erwin Keustermans and Ivo van den Baar, Galerij Jan Colle and de Centrale.

History of Küf - Mold

The intial exhibitition of Küf-Mold was presented at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey

in the fall of 2007. Kuf/Mold came to fruition by KOOH working in concert with Marijke Bontinck (Belgium) as guest curator. They had known each other as friends and artists for years and started the project with the group of artists around them. After Istanbul, the project went on toin Gent, Belgium in collaboration with Erwin Keustermans (Belgium) and Ivo van den Baar (Holland).

The initial idea was to invite each of the artists to place a work of art in one the shops of Turkish traders, in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, the second year in the shops of the streets of Sleepstraat and Oudburg in Gent, Belgium. At this juncture Rotterdam - Oud Charlois will be next a in, September, 2009 in which the project will be further developed.

Kuf/Mold/ Rotterdam will be realized with the help and support of Wandschappen comprised of Ivo van de Baar and Nicole Driessens, and with Lieve D’Hondt of Belgium, as a guest curator.

Istanbul 2007 was a confrontation of contemporary visual art with the Grand Bazar, the historical trade center on the border of eastern and western society. In this environment art was married with the daily function of business. Most of the works of art were already existing works for which a proper presentation spot was found in the area with some 5000 shops. Exciting discussions took place, because religious as well as purely commercial issues came up in this context. These are subjects which nowadays rarely surface in the contemporary western art circles.


Gent 2008
had a different approach. Sleepstraat and Oudburg are two streets in a poor neighborhood in the centre of the city of Gent, where a lot of Turkish people live and work. A strong eat-and-meet-culture for all people of Gent has been founded there, among a range of Turkish shops and restaurants. business were the locations for the More site-specific works were developed by some of the the international artists that comprise Kuf/Mold. The cooperation with the shop keepers had been generous and enthusiastic. During the four weeks of the show many of the people venturing out to see the installations in the shops were encountering those shops for the first time. In addition to the Sleepsraat, Oudburg venues there were two group shows were organized: one a program with performances and photographs in de Centrale, a multi-cultural music and art center and the other, a group show of all the participating artists in Gallerji Jan Colle.

Previous Exhibition Photos

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OPENING SPEECH AT THE CENTRALE


Erwin Keustermans and Ivo van den Baar (Wandschappen)

ANDREW DEMIRJIAN

Microclimates Küf/Mold opening

The band Yuko improvises to the bass drones generated by a visual mesh 3D object that is textured with video feedback. The visuals are like a light sensitive skin that trembles and responds to increased amounts of light from a camera looking at its own image. These trembles release low bass tones that the band is responding to.




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