Pop Culture is explored at the Elgiz Museum with Kezban Arca Batibeki's video work, 'I Shot Andy Warhol in Istanbul'.

From the 15th Sep - 5th Nov, the museum will be showing ‘I shot Andy Warho in Istanbul’ a video instillation by, Kezban Arca Batibeki in Artvarium. Representing the iconic Andy Warhol in the foreground and set against the backdrop of the historic peninsula of Istanbul, the artist examines through video and recorded sound, characteristic themes of urban living, pop culture and the evolving social status of the Turkish woman.

Over the past twenty years Arca Batibeki has received recognition as one of the most insightful artists, concerned with popular culture involved in the contemporary art scene in Turkey. Her work has been displayed in the Perry Art Gallery in New York, Espace Cardin gallery in Paris and more recently in 2004, the Bunka Quint Gallery in the Costume Design Museum in Tokyo. In September 2005 her work will be featured in a group show at the IMSG Gallery in Istanbul, and from the 7th – 19th December 2005 she is organizing and featuring in a display of short films at ‘Turkish Film Days’, a film festival in Strasbourg. Normally known for her paintings, drawings and instillation work, this is the first time she has produced a video work for public display. From the Elgiz Collection the museum is displaying ‘Topsy Turvy Room, 2002, a mixed media panel illustrating a kitsch side to Turkeys pop. She lives and works in Istanbul.

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