CI DIALOGUES (24 - 26 November, 2011)

Venue: Contemporary Istanbul Fairground
İstanbul Congress Center
CI Dialogues Conference Hall

Contemporary Istanbul's conference series CI Dialogues will take place in İstanbul Congress Center between 24-26 November.
In CI Dialogues, contemporary art agenda will be discussed in various perspectives by international participants.

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DAY I. / 24 November, 2011

12.00 – 13.30 City, Culture, İstanbul: Art Spaces, City Scapes

Exploring the relations of art urban and architectural issues with art practices, the panel will host speakers who will share their experiences on urban transformation, design and architecture.

Moderator: Akın Nalça - Designer, Terminal Design

Speakers
:
Murat Germen - Artist / Academician
Murat Kader -  Architect, İki Design Group
Özlem Yalım Özkaraoğlu - Director, İstanbul Design Biennial
14.00 – 15.30 The Future of Art Institutions

The panel will host debates about current art institutions and their modus operandi along with the bonds they establish with the city and her citizens. Directors of art institutions will describe their portrayal of future art institutions, exemplified with cases from Istanbul and the world.

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ali Akay - Advisory Board Member, Contemporary Istanbul / Head of Sociology Department, Sociology, Mimar Sinan Faculty of Fine Arts

Speakers
:
Derya Bigalı - Director, Akbank Art
Görgün Taner - Director, İKSV (Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts)
16.00 – 17.00 Artist Talk

New media artist Burak Arıkan will share his experiences about his artistic practice and the visual network where he brings together art collectors and artists on a digital platform.

Burak Arıkan “Collector-Artist Network Phase 1”
18.00 – 19.00 Artist Q&A

With the participation of the members of the media, four guest artists of Contemporary Istanbul will answer questions from the media and visitors. Further information on the participants will be announced.
 

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DAY II. / 25 November, 2011

12.00 – 13.30 Why do we need art criticism?
On the first panel of the second day, art critics, editors and publishers will share their ideas on art critiques, what the field lacks and needs.

Moderator: Cem Erciyes – Editor of Art and Culture, Radikal Newspaper

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Hasan Bülent Kahraman –General Coordinator, Contemporary Istanbul
Nusret Polat - Editor in Chief,  Artist Magazine
Sylvie Fortin - Editor in Chief, Art Papers Magazine
14.00-15.30 The Making of an Art Collection
Advisors of art collections, curators and collectors who’ve brought together their own collections will present their various perspectives on art collection. This part will let the audience have some idea about various processes of bringing together different collections.

Moderator: Karoly Aliotti -  Art Advisor, Arkas Collection

Speakers:
Başak Şenova -  Curator
Can Elgiz -  Collector / Elgiz Collection, Founder of Proje 4 L
Hans Irrek -  Art Advisor, Curator
Walter Seidl - Curator, Art Advisor, Erste Group Art Collection
16.00 – 17.00 Contemporary Art Market: Current Debates
This session will be held with kind support of Bloomberg HT and will be broadcasted live over Bloomberg HTs’ “New Economy” program. The financial sector and the art market will be discussed. The session will be followed by a cocktail reception, guest speakers and the audience are invited to join.

*This session will be broadcasted live on Bloomberg HT.

Moderator:  Levent Oğuz – Economist, Anchorman, “New Economy” program
Opening speech: Prof. Dr. Kerem Alkin - Economy Director, Bloomberg HT

Speakers:

Aziz Karadeniz – Chairman, Beyaz Art
Dağhan Özil – Gallery Artist and Özil Collection
Doğan Karadeniz – Karadeniz Energy Group, Member of Board
Hasan Bülent Kahraman -  General Coordinator, CI
Saruhan Doğan - Art Collector
18.00 – 19.00 “The New World Map of the Art Market”
Dr. Iain Robertson, Head of Art Business Studies, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London will give a speech about new art from emerging markets.

Dr. Iain Robertson, Head of Art Business Studies, Sotheby's Institute of Art, London.
 

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DAY III. / 26 November, 2011

12.00 – 13.30 “Intellectual Property”
This session on the protection of artworks and intellectual property will be conducted with lawyers specialized in this particular area.

Mehmet Ali Bakanay - Lawyer, B+B Law Firm
Oscar Podda - Nunziante Magrone Studio Legale
Sıdıka Baysal - Lawyer, B+B Law Firm
14.00 – 15.30 All New on the Gulf Region
As part of Contemporary Istanbul’s New Horizons series this panel brings together leading figures from around the Gulf region.

Moderator: Emin Mahir Balcıoğlu - Program Coordinator, QMA

Speakers:
Antonia Carver - Director, Art Dubai
Arsalan Mohammad - Editor, Harper’s Bazaar Art Arabia
Laura Egerton -  Curator, Abraaj Capital Art Prize
16.00 – 16.45 "Sanat Yatırımı ve Piyasalar"
Expert on art investment, Serge Tiroche will give a talk on artworks and art investment.

Serge Tiroche, Art Vantage Ltd., Managing Partner