Seyda Barlas Bozkus

Turkey in Global Art Scene: Representing Dynamics of Art and Culture in International Exhibitions After the 1980s Seyda Barlas Bozkus

This book is based on the Ph. D. thesis of the author aims to examine the transformation of the basic notions of post- modernity in the exhibition space is basically discussed in terms of cultural policy, Turkish art historiography, changing representation strategies in the body of the international exhibitions. The dual narratives in international art and heritage exhibitions were articulated in three different transformations namely: cultural policy, Turkish art history writing, and representation of national identity. Under the effect of globalization, the theme and structure of the Turkish international exhibitions shifted from national to international. This study aimed to show the transformation in the presentation of the cultural identity of Turkey, reconstructed in accordance with the tension between the global and local cultural concerns. Turkey?s new visual representations in international exhibitions are related to the new social, economic, and political formations in which the country finds itself. Being contemporary and being culturally different still seem to be the guiding principles of cultural representation in Turkey.