Muhtelif!

"Muhtelif" cikti!
"Muhtelif" is now available!

Muhtelif 2
Guncel Sanat Yayini/Contemporary Art Publication, Istanbul

Retroakt/Retroact
Igor Zabel
"Diyalog"/"Dialogue"

Şimdi/Now
Hrant Dink
"Ruh halimin guvercin tedirginligi"/"A pigeon-like unease of spirit"

Diskur/Discourse
Natasa Petresin
Tarihi kim yazmali? "Who shall write down the history?

Gunluk/Diary
Ahmet Ogut
"Allahim lutfen beni cok unlu bir sanatci yap!"/"Please God make me a famous artist!"

Diskur/Discourse
Adnan Yildiz
"Deeparture"/"Deeparture"

Gramer/Grammer
Ovul Durmusoglu
"Institution and Crisis: Rooseum"/"Kurum ve Kriz: Rooseum"

Tunel/Tunnel
Jacques Ranciere
"Siyasi Ozne Olarak Sanatcilar ve Kultur Ureticileri, Neo-Liberal Kuressellesme Doneminde Muhaliflik, Mudahale, Katilimcilik, Ozgurlesme"/"Artists and Cultural Producers as Political Subjects, Opposition, Intervention, Participation, Emancipation in Times of Neo-Liberal Globalisation"

Gramer/Grammer
Pelin Tan/Anselm Franke
"Jest Üzerine"/"On Gesture"

Havuz/Pool
Servet Kocyigit
"Brroomm"

Editorler/Editors: Ahmet Ogut, Pelin Tan, Adnan Yildiz
Ceviriler/Translations: Muhtelif, Şevin Yildiz, Oyku Ozsoy, Ozlem Unsal

Muhtelif, PİST, BAS, ve Platform Garanti Güncel Sanat Merkezi'nden, Ağustos'tan itibaren ise BFB (www.bigfamilybusiness.net) Office ve rodeo-gallery'den temin edilebilir.

Muhtelif is now available at Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, at PIST, and at BAS, and will be available at the rodeo-gallery, and at www.bigfamilybusiness.net in August.

Ofis Arhitekti's dynamic facades

Based in Ljubljana, and initiated by Rok Oman and Spela Videcnik in 1996, Ofis Arhitekti is the prizeholder of the Slovenian National Design Competition with "2 Apartment Blocks on the Coast" project in Izola, Slovenia, which was also nominated by Mies van der Rohe Awards 2006.

Currently in construction on progress, these 'smart living units' consist of 30 apartments, 2800 m2 in total, including studios and three-bedrooms. The facades feature fun, dynamic and original details; trapezoid-shaped balconies and colorful sunshades/curtains provide a playful 'outfit' to the apartments with coastal views. As the organization's website utters, "the changing rhythm of balconies creates dynamic elevations and offers privacy to the neighbouring owners."

Frankly, it is relieving to see affordable housing projects that do not claim social engineering.

For further information, please visit Ofis Arhitekti's website.