64:. Directed by Vasif Kortun throughout its term, other key members of the team included Esra Sarigedik Öktem (who went on to work at Van Abbemuseum and later the British Council) and November Paynter who moved to Istanbul in 2003 following completion of a Masters in Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art, London. Platform Garanti took a break from its exhibition program at the end of 2007 and formally ended its activities under this name in 2010. In 2008 major renovations of Platform Garanti's original Istiklal Avenue venue and the former Ottoman Bank Headquarters in
17:
151:
310:
Platform housed an archive of artist files of more than 150 artists from Turkey, both living and working in the country as well as abroad. This comprehensive library of contemporary art included: magazine publications, exhibition catalogues, monographies, rare books, catalogue raisonnés, and books on
170:
as a third collaborator in a series of discussions, exhibitions and publication, which would take as their point of departure the term 'normalization'. The ambiguity of such a term, its perception from different geographies, cultures and individuals, led
Platform’s proposal to follow the notion of
128:
was a rethinking of
Platform's well-visited exhibition space in the form of a library. By setting up an unexpected threshold between the street outside and the normally white-walled gallery, Platform’s function became blurred and its status could be perceived as a library or as idiosyncratic
422:
provided residency opportunities again from this geography. The institution also helped a number of artists from Turkey to spend time on residency programs in other countries around the world from 2006 until 2010. The residency program at
Platform was terminated at the end of 2010.
171:
normalization via a route of trepidation and enquiry, resulting in a progressive art program that focused on the multiple meanings of the term, its usage, manifestation, its political and social implications via the involvement of different modes, media and protagonists. Curated by
407:
The
Istanbul Residency Program was launched in 2003. It was supported by numerous national and regional funding bodies. From 2004 the residency program attempted to focus more specifically on inviting artists from the geographies surrounding Turkey with the support of the
1014:
113:
with reference to the previous use of
Platform's building as a bank in the 1980s. A selection from Stilinović's production of over 70 artist books, from the 1970s to today, were exhibited in the mezzanine.
412:
and the
American Center Foundation. From 2006 to 2010 The Backyard Residency program, a project launched under the SEE Mobility Project (Artists' Residences in South East Europe), supported by the
1173:
1168:
420:
81:
382:
843:
44:. Platform Garanti organized exhibitions; conferences and events; hosted an international residency program; and maintained a library and archive of contemporary art.
1115:
642:
1158:
270:, in 2008. Also in 2008 Platform was one of fifteen international partner institutions that participated in the Seventh International Biennial exhibition
741:
1183:
69:
1059:
284:
1178:
848:
416:
of
Ministers invited four artists from the countries of South East Europe. In 2009 and 2010 the program Accented Residencies supported by the
474:
68:, were initiated in order to combine elements of Platform's previous activities with two other cultural entities: Garanti Gallery and the
827:
1080:
497:
781:
635:
1125:
863:
357:
311:
theory and philosophy. In 2007 the library was presented to the public within the gallery space of the institution as Open
Library
1075:
822:
807:
731:
376:
766:
817:
1135:
853:
1163:
1034:
674:
669:
628:
354:
263:
385:
568:
598:
1110:
1024:
1019:
761:
679:
452:
439:
966:
211:
925:
884:
879:
791:
786:
314:. The full holdings of this library will be available to the public within SALT Research as of November 2011.
1049:
1044:
1004:
983:
905:
771:
138:
1130:
1095:
1039:
1029:
1120:
449:
92:
Between 2001 and 2007, Platform organized over 40 exhibitions in
Istanbul. Notable exhibitions included:
889:
188:
1009:
726:
988:
915:
184:
99:
251:
1100:
721:
460:
436:
379:
1105:
945:
1090:
1054:
971:
347:
73:
1085:
736:
940:
910:
858:
705:
207:
920:
812:
751:
695:
219:
25:
930:
756:
417:
281:
223:
61:
33:
700:
312:
118:
481:
413:
339:
287:
234:
Platform was invited to organize exhibitions in international spaces – these included:
77:
464:
1152:
527:
343:
327:
322:
Platform organized over 120 lectures with professionals including among many others:
291:
280:. In 2006, the institution was commissioned by Frieze Projects to participate in the
277:
243:
978:
961:
776:
523:
215:
200:
176:
172:
57:
53:
60:
and later, once the
Ottoman Bank had been incorporated under a different name, by
356:
in 2001; Urban Flashes Istanbul: Cultural Patchworks in the Public Space in 2003
935:
746:
543:
352:
A Coffee-House: A Conversation on the International Art world and its Exclusions
335:
331:
295:
196:
192:
180:
558:, 7th International Istanbul Biennial catalogue, curated by Yuko Hasegawa, 2001
16:
599:"Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center: Talks . Conversations. Conferences"
493:
255:
485:
446:
350:, Nikos Papastergiadis. Platform also organized and hosted projects such as
323:
150:
576:
655:
299:
163:
37:
271:
159:
110:
620:
651:
500:
372:
167:
65:
41:
471:
267:
149:
15:
392:
290:
European institutions to participate in Institution², curated by
624:
239:
615:
542:, 8th International Istanbul Biennial catalogue, curated by
522:, 9th International Istanbul Biennial catalogue, curated by
431:
Platform collaborated on a range of publications, including
134:
206:
In addition, Platform hosted participating artists of the
1015:
Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
409:
399:
co-organized with Garanti Galeri between 2006 and 2009.
133:
was designed by Istanbul-based architecture practice
375:; The Next Documenta Should Be Curated By An Artist
1068:
997:
954:
898:
872:
836:
800:
714:
688:
662:
433:The Next Documenta Should be Curated by an Artist
32:opened in 2001 and was located on the pedestrian
1174:Art museums and galleries disestablished in 2010
346:, Momoyo Kajima, Marcos Novak, Nikolaus Hirsch,
330:, Maria Lind, Carlos Basualdo, Phillipe Vergne,
844:Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Literature Museum Library
1169:Art museums and galleries established in 2001
1116:Museum of Illumination and Heating Appliances
636:
230:Exhibitions and collaborations outside Turkey
8:
643:
629:
621:
361:south ... east ... Mediterranean... Europe
175:and November Paynter. Artists: Can Altay,
378:; Archiving Disappearance organized with
70:Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre
158:In 2003 Platform Garanti was invited by
30:Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center
742:İstanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum
512:
443:We all Laughed at Christopher Columbus
1060:Natural History Museum of İhsan Ketin
7:
1081:Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital Museum
384:; Questioning Alternative Practices
363:, a conference within the context of
1159:Art museums and galleries in Turkey
286:. In 2003, Platform was one of ten
56:initially with the support of the
14:
782:Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art
1184:2010 disestablishments in Turkey
808:Adam Mickiewicz Museum, Istanbul
732:Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum
208:International Istanbul Biennials
767:Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
663:Archaeology and history museums
473:, published by Sternberg Press
397:Transdisciplines Lecture series
1126:Museum of the Princes' Islands
998:Science and technology museums
298:, Museum of Contemporary Art,
1:
1179:2001 establishments in Turkey
1035:SantralIstanbul Energy Museum
854:Orhan Kemal Literature Museum
849:Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar Museum
823:Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion
496:co-published with Book Works
435:co-published by Revolver and
675:Museum of the Ancient Orient
670:Istanbul Archaeology Museums
365:In the Cities of the Balkans
109:pivoted around the issue of
967:Galata Mevlevi House Museum
864:Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum
1200:
1025:Kandilli Earthquake Museum
1020:Kandilli Earthquake Museum
680:Great Palace Mosaic Museum
403:Istanbul Residency Program
258:and the screening program
389:On Support Lecture Series
252:Westfälischer Kunstverein
828:İsmet İnönü House Museum
792:Madame Tussauds Istanbul
787:Museum of World Costumes
445:co-published with SMBA,
373:Kunsthalle Fridericianum
52:Platform was founded by
1136:Women's Museum İstanbul
1076:The Museum of Innocence
1050:Istanbul Zoology Museum
984:Jewish Museum of Turkey
715:Culture and art museums
569:".:: Yordam BT ::"
88:Exhibitions in Istanbul
72:under the common name:
1131:TGC Press Media Museum
801:Historic house museums
236:The Columns Held us Up
212:Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin
155:
137:in collaboration with
21:
1111:MSA Gastronomy Museum
899:Palaces and pavilions
573:kutuphane.obarsiv.com
478:Subtracting of Zeroes
470:by Celine Condorelli
318:Talks and conferences
189:Phil Collins (artist)
153:
107:Subtracting of Zeroes
96:Subtracting of Zeroes
19:
989:Pammakaristos Church
906:Aynalıkavak Pavilion
772:Sadberk Hanım Museum
762:Sakıp Sabancı Museum
453:Mondriaan Foundation
1164:Museums in Istanbul
1121:Ottoman Bank Museum
1101:Istanbul UFO Museum
1096:İstanbul Toy Museum
1030:Rahmi M. Koç Museum
461:SMART Project Space
437:e-flux publications
380:Krist Gruijthuijsen
369:The Balkans Trilogy
306:Library and archive
195:, Solmaz Shahbazi,
1091:Galatasaray Museum
1055:ITU Science Center
1010:Hasanpaşa Gasworks
480:co-published with
468:Support Structures
367:, the 2nd part of
348:Hans Ulrich Obrist
156:
139:quinze & milan
82:Garanti Kültür Inc
22:
1144:
1143:
1086:Fenerbahçe Museum
955:Religious museums
916:Dolmabahçe Palace
911:Beylerbeyi Palace
859:Piyer Loti Museum
706:Yedikule Fortress
393:Celine Condorelli
185:Aydan Murtezaoglu
100:Mladen Stilinović
1191:
975:
926:Küçüksu Pavilion
921:Ihlamur Pavilion
873:Military museums
837:Literary museums
752:Rezan Has Museum
722:Ara Güler Museum
645:
638:
631:
622:
603:
602:
595:
589:
588:
586:
584:
575:. Archived from
565:
559:
553:
547:
537:
531:
517:
490:Today in History
220:Shahzia Sikander
80:operating under
26:contemporary art
20:Platform Garanti
1199:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1140:
1064:
993:
969:
950:
931:Maslak Pavilion
894:
885:Military Museum
880:Aviation Museum
868:
832:
796:
757:SantralIstanbul
737:İstanbul Modern
727:Doğançay Museum
710:
684:
658:
649:
612:
607:
606:
601:. January 2000.
597:
596:
592:
582:
580:
579:on 14 July 2011
567:
566:
562:
554:
550:
538:
534:
518:
514:
509:
429:
418:British Council
405:
320:
308:
282:Frieze Art Fair
232:
224:Carsten Nicolai
105:The exhibition
90:
50:
34:Istiklal Avenue
12:
11:
5:
1197:
1195:
1187:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1151:
1150:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1045:Railway Museum
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1001:
999:
995:
994:
992:
991:
986:
981:
976:
964:
958:
956:
952:
951:
949:
948:
943:
941:Topkapı Palace
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
902:
900:
896:
895:
893:
892:
887:
882:
876:
874:
870:
869:
867:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
840:
838:
834:
833:
831:
830:
825:
820:
818:Atatürk Museum
815:
810:
804:
802:
798:
797:
795:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
718:
716:
712:
711:
709:
708:
703:
698:
692:
690:
686:
685:
683:
682:
677:
672:
666:
664:
660:
659:
650:
648:
647:
640:
633:
625:
619:
618:
611:
610:External links
608:
605:
604:
590:
560:
548:
540:Poetic Justice
532:
511:
510:
508:
505:
482:Van AbbeMuseum
428:
425:
414:Nordic Council
404:
401:
340:Chantal Mouffe
319:
316:
307:
304:
288:not-for-profit
264:Insa Art Space
260:Candid Stories
231:
228:
222:; and in 2001
89:
86:
78:public company
49:
46:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1196:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1147:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1106:İşbank Museum
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:Miscellaneous
1067:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1040:Postal Museum
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1005:Camera Museum
1003:
1002:
1000:
996:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
973:
968:
965:
963:
960:
959:
957:
953:
947:
946:Yıldız Palace
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
901:
897:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
877:
875:
871:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
841:
839:
835:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
813:Aşiyan Museum
811:
809:
806:
805:
803:
799:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
719:
717:
713:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
696:Anadoluhisarı
694:
693:
691:
687:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
665:
661:
657:
653:
646:
641:
639:
634:
632:
627:
626:
623:
617:
614:
613:
609:
600:
594:
591:
578:
574:
570:
564:
561:
557:
552:
549:
545:
541:
536:
533:
529:
528:Charles Esche
525:
521:
516:
513:
506:
504:
502:
498:
495:
491:
487:
483:
479:
475:
472:
469:
465:
462:
458:
457:Hit & Run
454:
450:
448:
444:
440:
438:
434:
426:
424:
421:
419:
415:
411:
402:
400:
398:
394:
391:organized by
390:
387:all in 2006;
386:
383:
381:
377:
374:
371:initiated by
370:
366:
362:
358:
355:
353:
349:
345:
344:Maarten Hajer
341:
337:
333:
329:
328:Charles Esche
325:
317:
315:
313:
305:
303:
301:
297:
293:
292:Jens Hoffmann
289:
285:
283:
279:
278:SITE Santa Fe
275:
274:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
240:Artists Space
237:
229:
227:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
169:
165:
161:
154:Normalization
152:
148:
146:
145:Normalization
142:
140:
136:
132:
127:
123:
121:
120:
115:
112:
108:
103:
101:
97:
93:
87:
85:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
47:
45:
43:
39:
35:
31:
27:
18:
1146:
979:Hagia Sophia
962:Chora Church
890:Naval Museum
777:Elgiz Museum
701:Rumelihisarı
593:
581:. Retrieved
577:the original
572:
563:
555:
551:
539:
535:
524:Vasif Kortun
519:
515:
489:
477:
467:
463:, Amsterdam
456:
442:
432:
430:
427:Publications
410:Open Society
406:
396:
388:
368:
364:
360:
351:
321:
309:
272:
259:
247:
235:
233:
216:Yael Bartana
205:
201:Jalal Toufic
177:Yael Bartana
173:Vasif Kortun
157:
144:
143:
131:Open Library
130:
129:exhibition.
126:Open Library
125:
124:
119:Open Library
117:
116:
106:
104:
95:
94:
91:
62:Garanti Bank
58:Ottoman Bank
54:Vasif Kortun
51:
29:
28:institution
23:
970: [
936:Tiled Kiosk
747:Pera Museum
544:Dan Cameron
336:Mark Leckey
332:Irit Rogoff
273:Lucky Seven
248:Last Things
197:Wael Shawky
193:Roman Ondak
181:Mark Leckey
1153:Categories
583:15 January
507:References
494:Ahmet Oğüt
395:; and the
218:; in 2003
486:Eindhoven
447:Amsterdam
324:Hou Hanru
246:in 2009;
210:in 2005:
166:and WHW,
135:superpool
656:Istanbul
556:EGOFUGAL
520:Istanbul
451:and the
300:Helsinki
244:New York
38:Istanbul
689:Castles
652:Museums
256:Münster
250:at the
160:Rooseum
147:, 2005
122:, 2007
111:economy
102:, 2007
48:History
546:, 2003
530:, 2005
501:London
296:KIASMA
168:Zagreb
66:Galata
42:Turkey
974:]
459:with
294:for
268:Seoul
164:Malmö
616:SALT
585:2022
526:and
214:and
76:; a
74:SALT
24:The
654:in
492:by
276:of
262:at
254:in
242:in
238:at
36:in
1155::
972:tr
571:.
503:.
499:,
488:;
484:,
476:;
466:;
455:,
441:;
359:;
342:,
338:,
334:,
326:,
302:.
266:,
226:.
203:.
199:,
191:,
187:,
183:,
179:,
162:,
141:.
98:,
84:.
40:,
644:e
637:t
630:v
587:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
