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Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (26 x 21 cm). Edition in English. 416 p., 576 numerous ills. Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin: I am not a studio artist. Texts by Michel Foucault, Vasif Kortun, Michel Ören, Sabine B. Vogel, Tirdad Zolghadr. Edited by Duygu Demir. I am Not a Studio Artist features a selection of Alptekin's own writings, published and unpublished interviews, as well as texts by Michel Foucault, Vasif Kortun, Michel Oren, Sabine Vogel and Tirdad Zolghadr. Edited by Duygu Demir of Salt Research and Programs and reflecting the comprehensive archival research undertaken, the publication gives a sense of Alptekin's intellectual interests, his correspondence, and follows the themes that informed his artistic practice. The publication is rich in texts as well as in visual content. The graphic designer of the publication is Vahit Tuna, a close friend of Alptekin's, which also reflects the personal approach of the project. Contents: Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; I am not a studio artist - Vasif Kortun; Foreword - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin and Vasif Kortun; Last Interview - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; The Right to a Tezgah - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; Tabula Zimpara Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; Popular Myths and Graphic Image Circulation: Crup Grip-in - Michel Foucault; Of Other Spaces, Heterotopias - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin and Vasif Kortun; Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin - VIVA VAIA - Kriz VIVA VAIA: Interview Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin and Vasif Kortun - Duygu Demir; LOFT - Duygu Demir; B-Fact: Black Sea, Baltic Sea and the Barents Sea, Sea Elephant Travel Agency - Duygu Demir; B-Fact: Bunker Research Group - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; ah Odessa - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; Mutual Realities, Re-mapping Destinies - Tirdad Zolghadr; Tirdad Zolghadr - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; Traveler as Artist as Lost Luggage in the Wrong Airport - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; Gratis Jet Lag on a Charter Flight and Daydreaming in Zanzibar - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin; Democratic Luxury - Conversation Between Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin and Vasif Kortun - Duygu Demir; B-Fact: Barn Research Group and Cheap Finnish Labour and V-Fact: Vaasa, Venice, Vasif - Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin and Evrim Altug; Hüseyin Alptekin: Enigmas that Don't Explain and Don't Complain - Sabine Vogel; Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin - Biography. 1000 copies were printed.