Talks, workshops, public roundtable discussions, and readings take place in this former shop located in the Istanbul Textile Traders’ Market (IMC) Block No. 5 creates a forum for an interactive review of artistic concepts and practices. In addition to analyzing art’s theoretical context, at 5533, video screenings, performances and exhibitions turn a former business environment into a ‘contact zone’ where visitors from different backgrounds, professions, and communities interact with IMC inhabitants to experience various artistic forms in a non-exclusive and non-elitist atmosphere.
5533 is founded and directed by
Nancy Atakan, Volkan Aslan and Marcus Graf
Project Coordinators are Gökhan Toptas, Evrim Vurdu, Ayşegül Akyüz, Yusuf Algül and Hanife Ölmez.
Source: imc5533