OSPITALITÀ RADICALECAN ALTAYARTIST TALKUN PROGETTO DIAR/GE KUNST E LUNGOMARE

ar/ge kunst and Lungomare invite Turkish artist Can Altay to Bolzano for a long term residency project from 2014 through 2016. The residency is dedicated to “Radical Hospitality” and invites the resident to approach and interpret radically questions linked to hospitality as a relational and social space, as a temporary condition and as a relationship that defines power dynamics.

Can Altay is an artist living in Istanbul. He investigates the functions, meaning, organisation and reconfigurations of public space. His ‘settings’ provide critical reflection on urban phenomena and artistic activity. His work traverses sculpture, photography and installation, and is staged and manifested through the spaces, exhibitions and publications he produces. Solo exhibitions at Arcade, London (2012), Casco, Utrecht (2011), The Showroom, London (2010). His work has been included in Biennials of Istanbul, Havana, Busan, Gwangju, Marrakech, Taipei; and in museums and galleries such as the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), VanAbbe Museum (Eindhoven), ZKM (Karlsruhe), Artists Space (New York), and SALT (Istanbul)