The rug I designed for the Meandros Festival this year has been completed. So far I’ve only seen a photo, looking very forward to seeing it in person. Many humble thanks and Ellerinize sağlik Teyzeler! to the Güllübahçe Weavers. There will be a group exhibition of all the rugs in November. More details to follow.

Istanbul Cool! is up until September 1st at LTMH Gallery in UES.

I’m in a group show of 27 Turkish contemporary artists at LTMH Gallery. It opens tomorrow and will be up until September 1st. I will be showing four new Aquarius paintings and a painted black mirror as part of an extension of S.

A new project .

And a new printmaking experience.

Four new Aquarius paintings, AQ19-21.

Also The Octet exhibition that was at the Pera Museum in Istanbul has moved to Chelsea. I’m showing “5 of 10,000″ as well as 5 other collages. The show has lots of good work and a great catalogue. More info.

A lot’s happened since my last post.

The Holster participated at Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair at P.S. 1 this year. Phil and I spoke at one of the conferences entitled “Is Print Really Dead? Artists (Still) Making Books” moderated by Carol Rusk of The Whitney Museum.

The Holster did our second installment of our Demand & Supply project introducing 10 new titles where we printed the zines and formed the edition as people requested them.

Also Istanbul was great. One of the best trips to the motherland of my life. I want to greatly thank Peter Hristoff for his vital hard work into putting it together and the amazing staff at The Pera Museum.

Before leaving Istanbul I picked up representation by C.A.M Galeri in Istanbul. We are currently planning my solo exhibition in their Beyoglu space in late 2010/early 2011. 

Also check out a recent interview I did while I was out there.

Welcome. Hoşgeldin. Whatta Gwan.

+ The site has been newly renovated thanks to the help of my friend Gary Fogelson. Please stay posted for updates.

+ I will be showing some work at The Pera Museum in Istanbul, Turkey for a group exhibition entitled “Octet”. The opening will be on the 12th of August, 2009. Also on the 18th I will be speaking on a panel discussion in conjunction with the museum’s show presenting my work alongside other Turkish-American artists, Peter Hristoff and Elif Uras.
More info here.

+ Participated in Jordin Isip’s “Dimebag 3″ exhibition at GR Gallery. Each artist was given a small ziploc bag resembling a drug bag. I filled mine with oregano. It is on sale for 10 dollars.

Contact me or stop by the studio for a poster from my Mixed Greens Gallery installation designed by my studiomates Fogelson-Lubliner