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Deniz Can

DENİZ CAN
denizdcan@me.com

Deniz Can joined the creative industries in 2011 in Izmir as the program director of KKSM. She realized the first Art Route events in which exhibitions on a monthly-created road map are discussed during visits with the support of local administrations, cultural institutions, and universities. The event series planted the seeds for the experiential art initiative that she co-founded.

Can, who continues her works focused on arts and visitor experience in Istanbul, Izmir and abroad, moved to Istanbul to continue her institutional curatorial practice as an independent curator.

She carries forward her academic writing skills professionally following the education she received in American Collegiate Institute, Economy Department in Koç University and Masters in Cultural Management at Istanbul Bilgi University

POSTS BY THE WRITER

Timeless Mythologies

28 February 2024 Wed

An Interview with Necmi Sönmez on “Hyper Digital Forces”

Love Versus Hate, Consciousness In Tune With Subconscious

30 May 2022 Mon

Deniz Can analyzes Shilpa Gupta’s work “While I Sleep” in the context of dreams and subconscious.

A Testimony of the Unfamiliar: Ali Kazma

19 October 2021 Tue

An essay on the four video works of Ali Kazma from the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection.

The Broken Lamp That Paints The Room

11 December 2020 Fri

We had recently looked at how water appears in the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection and the Borusan Contemporary exhibitions in a series of articles. The main reason for this was that I wanted to establish visible links between human life and art.

Rest in Neon Keith Sonnier!

20 August 2020 Thu

Keith Sonnier, who mastered his materials and self-expression to such an extent as to contribute to the definition of post-minimalist and process-oriented art movements with his works, Keith Sonnier whose colorful lights will never go out, passed away on July 18 at the age of 78. Our task is to commemorate once again this accomplished artist, who was also included in the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection with one of his works, by looking at his practice.

Fall-Out Of Images: Edward Burtynsky’s Water Games

16 April 2020 Thu

Over the past few months, works from the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection have been taken into consideration within the framework of “water” for a series of articles for the Borusan Contemporary Blog.

Life Under Water

31 December 2019 Tue

Imagine closing your eyes for a few seconds: your body is tired and your trapped soul is desperately tracing the limits of the body. The spirit struggling to move is tamed within these limits.

From Tradition to the Future, Humans as part of Nature

15 November 2019 Fri

Borusan Contemporary Art Collection continues to grow and to evolve day by day with both commissioned works and the curatorial selections.

Interview with Kira Perov from Bill Viola Studio

5 September 2019 Thu

From September 14, 2019 to September 13, 2020 Borusan Contemporary will be hosting Bill Viola’s first solo show in Istanbul.

Nature in the Leading Role

11 July 2019 Thu

Artworks that relate to nature in different ways are included in the collection exhibitions at Borusan Contemporary, made more poignant through our perhaps more direct relationship with nature during the summer months.

Anthropocene: Augmented Reality

16 May 2019 Thu

Curated by Kathleen Forde, Overture: Selections from the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection opened its doors to visitors on March 9th at the Haunted Mansion...

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