Ahali Conversations with Can Altay
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 31: Alistair Hudson
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned curator, and a trailblazer of “usefulness” in art, Alistair Hudson is the forthcoming Artistic & Scientific Chairman of ZKM (Center f...
Episode 30: Urbonas Studio
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are hosting Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas (artists and educators, born in Lithuania). They work together as Urbonas Studio, with an artistic pract...
Episode 29: Cooking Sections
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are talking with Daniel Fernández Pascual from the London-based duo Cooking Sections. Together with Alon Schwabe, they use food as a lens and...
Episode 28: Paul O’Neill (Part 2)
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are hosting Paul O’Neill. We closed our last episode at a crucial and rather existential moment. This second part of our conversation extends to ...
Episode 27: Paul O’Neill (Part 1)
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are hosting the curator, artist, writer, and educator Paul O’Neill. Paul is someone who is very attentive and elaborate in figuring out and shapi...
Episode 26: Raqs Media Collective
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests are the legendary Raqs Media Collective, formed in New Delhi in 1992, by Monica Narula, Jeebesh Bagchi and Shuddhabrata Sengupta. I like to...
Episode 25: Keller Easterling
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are in conversation with the architect, writer, and Professor of Architecture at Yale, Keller Easterling. Her books include Extras...
Episode 24: Design Studio for Social Intervention
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI), is a Boston-based “artistic research and development outfit” that operates in response to social ju...
Episode 23: Marina Otero Verzier
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marina Otero Verzier is an architect, researcher and curator, who is also the current Head of the MA in Social Design program at Design Academy Eindho...
Episode 22: Mike Nelson
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Nelson is an artist whose influential works oscillate between salvage yards and dreamscapes. He works with things from the present and the just-p...
Episode 21: Ana Devic
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode is curator, author, and educator Ana Devic. She is best known as a member of the curatorial collective What, How and for Who...
Episode 20: Futurefarmers
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Franceschini and Lode Vranken represent Futurefarmers, an international group of artists founded in 1995 including anthropologists, farmers, and a...
Episode 19: Metahaven
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Founded by Vinca Kruk and Daniel van der Velden, Metahaven’s body of work encompasses filmmaking, writing, objects, and graphics. Their activities o...
Episode 18: Nato Thompson
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nato Thompson is a curator and the founder of the Alternative Art School. Before setting up this experimental education project, Nato was the artistic...
Episode 17: Meriç Öner
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meriç Öner is the current Director of Research and Programs at SALT, a cultural, or rather as Meriç elaborates a research institution in Istanbul.&...
Episode 16: Lucia Pietrousti
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are hosting curator Lucia Pietrouisti; and hearing her take on inhabiting institutions and much much wider ecosystems.Lucia was in charge of public...
Episode 15: Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, is a curator best known as the artistic director of SAVVY—The Laboratory of Form-Ideas, a self-organized art institu...
Episode 14: Jerszy Seymour
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jerszy Seymour is a designer who first made a name for his industrial products. His practice soon turned into a much more experimental one that combin...
Episode 13: Kathrin Böhm
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kathrin Böhm is an artist whose practice focuses on the collective re-production of public space; on economy as a public realm; and the everyday...
Episode 12: Filipa Ramos
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Filipa Ramos is a writer, curator, and educator, who has been working on the relationships between contemporary art and cinema, and the way envir...
Episode 11: Collecteurs
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Collecteurs is an independent public-benefit corporation with a mission to give public access to the world's unseen private art collections. In their ...
Episode 10: Chus Martinez
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chus Martinez is one of the most speculative and critical minds within contemporary art and the curatorial field. We’ll hear her discussing the poss...
Episode 9: Mariana Pestana
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are hosting Mariana Pestana, the curator of the 5th Istanbul Design Biennal. Mariana is an architect and independent curator based ...
Episode 8: Fritz Haeg
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If questions around generating alternatives, and other possibilities of environments for art to foster, intrigue you, make sure you listen to this con...
Episode 7: Kemi Ilesanmi
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re curious about the future of cultural institutions, there’s so much to learn from Kemi Ilesanmi. As the executive director of the Laundro...
Episode 6: Vasıf Kortun
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are speaking with Vasif Kortun, a colossal figure in the field of contemporary art. Together with him we unpack how cultural instit...
Episode 5: Céline Condorelli
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are hosting Céline Condorelli, an incredible artist with a sharp and critical mind. She’s a long-time friend and collaborator. A...
Episode 4: Ben Eastham
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Publishing has been a fundamental pillar of contemporary art’s existence. Whether as incubators for mythology-building; or becoming settings for com...
Episode 3: Ahmet Öğüt
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we host globetrotter artist Ahmet Öğüt. With many trades in his pocket, Ahmet is a tireless people’s person as well as a hacker ...
Episode 2: Zak Kyes
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zak's studio is called Zak Group. As an international design practice, they create brand identities and digital platforms at the intersection of art, ...
Episode 1: Stephen Wright
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Wright is a writer and gardener based in France. He currently teaches the practice of theory at the European School of Visual Arts. As the tit...