Becoming a Book:

User's Manual 2.0:
Contemporary Art in Turkey 1975-2015
book launch

SALT Galata, Workshop II-III



Comprising 40 years of contemporary art in Turkey, the September release of User’s Manual 2.0 will be launched as the first program of “Becoming a Book,” a collective initiative of SALT and Robinson Crusoe 389.

Edited by Halil Altındere and Süreyyya Evren, this publication is a collaboration between art-ist, Istanbul and Revolver Publishing, Berlin.


“Becoming a Book”

Inspired by the quotation “Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book” by Mallarmé, “Becoming a Book” is a reflection of the ongoing collaboration between SALT and Robinson Crusoe 389; two institutions that share similar concerns and dreams for the past and future. “Becoming a Book” aims to enhance long-lasting opportunities for knowledge production via publicly accessible platforms.


User’s Manual 2.0: Contemporary Art in Turkey 1975-2015

Editors: Halil Altındere, Süreyyya Evren

Texts: Ali Akay, Halil Altındere, Ahu Antmen, René Block, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Fulya Erdemci, Osman Erden, Charles Esche, Süreyyya Evren, Marcus Graf, Hou Hanru, Vasıf Kortun, Beral Madra, Nilgün Özayten, November Paynter, Derya Yücel

Artists: Erdağ Aksel, Gülçin Aksoy, Nevin Aladağ, Hüseyin Alptekin, Can Altay, Halil Altındere, Apartman Projesi, Burak Arıkan, Volkan Aslan, Kutluğ Ataman, Fikret Atay, Vahap Avşar, Alparslan Baloğlu, Bedri Baykam, Ramazan Bayrakoğlu, Canan Beykal, Selim Birsel, Bashir Borlakov, Handan Börüteçene, Osman Bozkurt, Fatma Bucak, Hera Büyüktaşçıyan, CANAN, Banu Cennetoğlu, Taner Ceylan, Antonio Cosentino, Aslı Çavuşoğlu, Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Cengiz Çekil, Burak Delier, Elmas Deniz, İpek Duben, Işıl Eğrikavuk, Nezaket Ekici, Cevdet Erek, Köken Ergun, Ayşe Erkmen, Esra Ersen, İnci Eviner, Extramücadele, İnci Furni, Candeğer Fürtun, Leyla Gediz, Deniz Gül, Genco Gülan, Hatice Güleryüz, Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, Nilbar Güreş, Altan Gürman, Hakan Gürsoytrak, HA ZA VU ZU, Emre Hüner, Berat Işık, KABAHAT, Borga Kantürk, Gülsün Karamustafa, Ali Kazma, Serhat Kiraz, Nur Koçak, Servet Koçyiğit, Nuri Kuzucan, :mentalKLINIK, Ali Miharbi, Şükran Moral, ODA PROJESİ, Füsun Onur, Ahmet Öğüt, Ahmet Öktem, Yasemin Özcan, Erkan Özgen, Ferhat Özgür, Serkan Özkaya, Ergül Özkutan, Şener Özmen, Ebru Özseçen, İz Öztat, Seza Paker, Zeyno Pekünlü, Neriman Polat, ISTANBUL QUEER ART COLLECTIVE, Meriç Algün Ringborg, Necla Rüzgar, Aykan Safoğlu, İsmail Saray, Sarkis, Erinç Seymen, STT- SANAT TANIMI TOPLULUĞU, Murat Şahinler, Ali Taptık, Serkan Taycan, Cengiz Tekin, Hale Tenger, Seyhun Topuz, Vahit Tuna, Nasan Tur, Mürüvvet Türkyılmaz, Mehmet Ali Uysal, Dilek Winchester, Nil Yalter, Nalan Yırtmaç, Pınar Yoldaş

Design: Şener Özmen

Publisher: Revolver Verlag & art-ist

Date of publication: September 2015

Language: English / Turkish


This publication is recognized with the valuable support of SAHA, Füsun & Lütfi Aygüler, Banu & Hakan Çarmıklı, Füsun & Faruk Eczacıbaşı, Tansa Mermerci Ekşioğlu, Ayşegül & Doğan Karadeniz, Ahmet Kocabıyık, Ömer Koç, Seyhan Özdemir & Ferit Sarper, Sema & Aykut Şener, Tüten & Agah Uğur.