IST. ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE REALM OF CREATIVITY
26-29 MAY 2011
This year’s festival opened with a private view of Being with You, a series of portraits over Skype by the artist Sandro Kopp. All-star participants include Terry Gilliam, Tilda Swinton, Michael Stipe, Kirsten Dunst, Sam Taylor-Wood, Courtney Love, Sophie Calle, Haider Ackermann, Ryan McGinley, Serra Yilmaz, Reha Erdem, Marco Mueller, Dan Colen amongst others. Presented by ISTANBUL’74 and AnOther Magazine, supported by the Turkish Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
Muammer Brav
Film Critic
ALPHAN EŞELİ
Filmmaker, Screenwriter
COURTNEY LOVE
Musician, Actress
DAN COLEN
Artist
HAIDER ACKERMANN
Fashion Designer
KIRSTEN DUNST
Actress
MARCO MUELLER
Artistic Director
MICHAEL STIPE
Musician
MURAT DALTABAN
Actor
NURGÜL YEŞİLÇAY
Actress
REHA ERDEM
Filmmaker
RYAN MCGINLEY
Photography
SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON
Director
SANDRO KOPP
Artist
SERRA YILMAZ
Actress
SOPHIE CALLE
Artist
TERRY GILLIAM
Filmmaker
THOMAS DOZOL
Photographer
TILDA SWINTON
ActressDAY I, 27 MAY 2011 – TERRY GILLIAM & ALPHAN EŞELİ
DAY I, 27 MAY 2011 – MARCO MUELLER, KIRSTEN DUNST, NURGÜL YEŞİLÇAY & ATİLLA DORSAY
DAY I, 27 MAY 2011 – MURAT DALTABAN, HAKAN GUNDAY
DAY II, 28 MAY 2011 – MICHAEL STIPE, SOPHIE CALLE, SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON, JEFFERSON HACK
DAY II, 28 MAY 2011 – DAN COLEN, RYAN MCGINLEY
DAY III, 29 MAY 2011 – COURTNEY LOVE, ALPHAN ESELI
DAY III, 29 MAY 2011 – SOPHIE CALLE
DAY III, 29 MAY 2011 – REHA ERDEM, FIRAT YUCEL
DAY I
THURSDAY, MAY 26 2011 / AKARETLER
6 PM – 8 PM Exhibition Opening
DAY II
FRIDAY, MAY 27 2011 / VAKKO FASHION CENTER
12.15 PM Opening of the Festival
12.30 PM TERRY GILLIAM with ALPHAN ESELI “Conversation with the Maestro”
1.30 PM KIRSTEN DUNST, MARCO MUELLER, NURGUL YESILCAY & ATILLA DORSAY “Cinema in the age of marketing”
2.30 PM What does contemporary cinema tell us about the world today?
3.30 PM HAIDER ACKERMANN, Workshop
4.30 PMTILDA SWINTON with SERRA YILMAZ-Q&A
5.30 PM Io Sono L’Amore Film Screening
7.30 PM MURAT DALTABAN & HAKAN GUNDAY The impact of Turkish Literature on theatre
DAY III
SATURDAY, MAY 28 2011 / PERA MUSEUM
12.30 PM MICHAEL STIPE, SOPHIE CALLE, SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON & JEFFERSON HACK – ‘Collapse Into Now’ Project
1.30 PM DAN COLEN & RYAN MCGINLEY – Culture Of The Young
2.30 PM SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON presents ‘The English Patient’ directed by ANTHONY MINGHELLA
DAY IV
SUNDAY, MAY 29 2011 / TOPHANE-I AMIRE
12.30 PM COURTNEY LOVE & ALPHAN ESELI – Artists V. Brands
1.30 PM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL “Voices of Hope” – Reading
2.30 PM THOMAS DOZOL Workshop
3.30 PM SOPHIE CALLE “Sophie’s World” A Talk with Sophie Calle
4.30 PM MURATHAN MUNGAN interviewed by MUAMMER BRAV – Q&A
5.30 PM REHA ERDEM & FIRAT YUCEL – Q&A
ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL (IST. FESTIVAL)
26-29 MAY 2011
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – ISTANBUL’74 and AnOther Magazine presented the 2nd annual Istanbul International Arts and Culture Festival (IST. Festival) from May 26 through May 29, 2011, hosted by Demet Müftüoğlu Eşeli (ISTANBUL’74 founder), Alphan Eşeli (ISTANBUL’74 founder) and Jefferson Hack (Editorial Director and Publisher, Dazed Group).
Presented by ISTANBUL’74 and AnOther Magazine, supported by the Turkish Ministry of Tourism and Culture, and sponsored by VAKKO, the Istanbul International Arts and Culture Festival is a high-profile, free, and public forum, dedicated to educating, informing, and acquainting the audience with all that is current and contemporary.
Using the effervescent city of Istanbul as the stage, we invite leading cultural figures from around the globe to participate in a series of talks, lectures, exhibitions, film screenings, book signings and commemorations. The impetus for these assemblies is to encourage discussion, ask cognitive and relevant questions, and examine what the definition of creativity essentially is as well as reflect and share personal experiences within the realm.
The festival is an exaltation of the interchange of ideas and accents the importance of interconnectivity and ingenuity.
This diverse, galvanizing, and illuminating program of the festival fortifies the cultural ties between Turkey and the rest of the world.
Excelling cultural figures from around the globe gather to partake in the Istanbul International Arts and Culture Festival, blending some of the world’s most important and talented writers, designers, editors, actors, poets, filmmakers, dancers, and musicians to beguile and open minds.
International Team
Nadine Johnson Inc. (US Press Office)
Caroline Lever (Curator/ Project Manager AnOther Magazine
