40 years of Turkish contemporary art compiled in book

Edited by Halil Altındere and Süreyyya Evren, "User's Manual 2.0: Contemporary Art in Turkey 1975-2015" is a new influential reference source book covering 40 years of contemporary art in Turkey with various texts written by local and international figures including Ahu Antmen, Ali Akay, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev Marcus Graf, Hou Hanru and Vasıf Kortun. Inspired by the line: "Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book," by French poet Stephane Mallarme, "Becoming a Book" is an output of the ongoing collaboration between SALT and Robinson Crusoe 389, the two institutions sharing similar perspectives for the past and future.

"Becoming a Book" aims to enhance long-lasting opportunities for knowledge production via publicly accessible platforms. Featuring 16 texts, the reference book is in both Turkish and English. A number of prominent Turkish artists contributed to the comprehensive book's preparation such as Kutluğ Ataman, Taner Ceylan, İpek Duben, Nil Yater, Dilek Winchester, Bedri Baykam, Ali Kazma, Ahmet Öğüt and Zeyno Pekünlü. The book will come out in September.