FROM DAVID HARVEY’S PERSPECTIVE: EXAMINATION OF ART, CITY AND CAPITALISM

Mehmet Kavukcu

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FROM DAVID HARVEY’S PERSPECTIVE: EXAMINATION OF ART, CITY AND CAPITALISM

Authors:

Mehmet Kavukcu

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

Plastik Sanatlar (Diğer)

Journal:

Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.214-232

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321199

pISSN:

2146-9059

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Abstract:

 Examining the transformations experienced in urban spaces in contemporary works of art leads to the conclusion that architectural productions are the subject of sharp criticism of art, beyond the moderate criticism of daily life and artists. Lately, artists have been critically bringing up the effects of projects that have been implemented in different understandings and scales on the inhabitants of the city, and the physical and socio-economic changes of cities. In this study, the structuring processes of cities and the changes until today have been examined through the works on the subject of the city, which have been exhibited in the Istanbul biennials since 2000. These examined works were analyzed through David Harveys definitions of the concept of capitalism. It aimed to directly readability of the relations between the concepts of the analyzed works about the city in a pragmatic manner. In this context, it can be said that together with the inclusion of cities in the production area of contemporary art, interferes with the cultural and physical body of the city. When the capitatalism crises are viewed critically from the social scale pointed out by contemporary art, it has been revealed that the crises can be read through art.

 Examining the transformations experienced in urban spaces in contemporary works of art leads to the conclusion that architectural productions are the subject of sharp criticism of art, beyond the moderate criticism of daily life and artists. Lately, artists have been critically bringing up the effects of projects that have been implemented in different understandings and scales on the inhabitants of the city, and the physical and socio-economic changes of cities. In this study, the structuring processes of cities and the changes until today have been examined through the works on the subject of the city, which have been exhibited in the Istanbul biennials since 2000. These examined works were analyzed through David Harveys definitions of the concept of capitalism. It aimed to directly readability of the relations between the concepts of the analyzed works about the city in a pragmatic manner. In this context, it can be said that together with the inclusion of cities in the production area of contemporary art, interferes with the cultural and physical body of the city. When the capitatalism crises are viewed critically from the social scale pointed out by contemporary art, it has been revealed that the crises can be read through art.

 Examining the transformations experienced in urban spaces in contemporary works of art leads to the conclusion that architectural productions are the subject of sharp criticism of art, beyond the moderate criticism of daily life and artists. Lately, artists have been critically bringing up the effects of projects that have been implemented in different understandings and scales on the inhabitants of the city, and the physical and socio-economic changes of cities. In this study, the structuring processes of cities and the changes until today have been examined through the works on the subject of the city, which have been exhibited in the Istanbul biennials since 2000. These examined works were analyzed through David Harveys definitions of the concept of capitalism. It aimed to directly readability of the relations between the concepts of the analyzed works about the city in a pragmatic manner. In this context, it can be said that together with the inclusion of cities in the production area of contemporary art, interferes with the cultural and physical body of the city. When the capitatalism crises are viewed critically from the social scale pointed out by contemporary art, it has been revealed that the crises can be read through art.

 Kentsel mekânlarda yaşanan dönüşümlerin çağdaş sanat eserlerinde irdelenmesi, mimari üretimlerin, günlük yaşamın ve sanatçıların ılımlı eleştirilerinin ötesinde, sanatın keskin eleştirisinin öznesi olduğu sonucunu çıkarmaktadır. Sanatçılar özellikle son dönemlerde, kent kavramının farklı anlayış ve ölçeklerde uygulanmakta olan projelerin kentte yaşayan insanlar üzerindeki etkilerini, kentlerin fiziksel ve sosyo-ekonomik boyutlarında sebep olduğu değişimleri, kendilerine eleştirel yaklaşımlarla gündeme getirmektedir. Bu çalışmada öncelikle günümüze kadar, kentlerin yapılaşma proseslerinin değişim süreçleri ve yaşanan değişimler ile 2000 yılından itibaren düzenlenmiş olan İstanbul bienallerde sergilenmiş olan, kent konusunu ele alan eserler irdelenmiştir. İrdelenen bu eserler, David Harvey in kapitalizm kavramı tanımlarından üzerinden analiz edilmiştir. Analizi yapılan eserlerin kent ile ilgili ele aldığı kavramların arasındaki ilişkilerin pragmatik biçimde, doğrudan okunabilirliğini amaçlamıştır. Bu bağlamda, kentlerin çağdaş sanatın üretim alanına dahil olmasıyla beraber sanatın da kentin kültürel ve fiziksel bedenine müdahele ettiği söylenebilir. Kent krizlerine çağdaş sanatın işaret ettiği toplumsal ölçekten eleştirel bir gözle bakıldığında, krizlerin sanat üzerinden okunabileceği ortaya konulmuştur.

Article Details

FROM DAVID HARVEY’S PERSPECTIVE: EXAMINATION OF ART, CITY AND CAPITALISM

Authors:

Mehmet Kavukcu

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

Plastik Sanatlar (Diğer)

Journal:

Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.214-232

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321199

pISSN:

2146-9059

City

Art

David Harvey

Capitalism

ArtistKent

Sanat

David Harvey

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Sanatçı

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Article Details

Authors: Mehmet Kavukcu

Publisher: Anadolu University

Main Topics: Plastik Sanatlar (Diğer)

Journal: Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.214-232

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2024

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001321199

pISSN: 2146-9059

Issues

Authors:

Mehmet Kavukcu

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

Plastik Sanatlar (Diğer)

Journal:

Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.214-232

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321199

pISSN:

2146-9059