Genco Gulan

contemporary artist

Genco Gulan (born 13 January 1969) is a contemporary conceptual artist, based in Istanbul and New York. He is one of the most prominent of the Turkish Interdisciplinary Young Artists (DAGS). He produced work in a number of forms including sculpture, performance art, video art and installations. He was inspired by the ideas of Joseph Beuys and the French artist Yves Klein.

Genco Gulan in 2011

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  • I love colors...as much as I love concepts.
    • Graf, Marcus. Concepual Colors of Genco Gulan, Revolver Publishing, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-3868952049.
  • Istanbul these days has as much dynamism as New York.
    • Foroohar, Rana and Matthews, Owen. (Aug 28, 2005). Turkish Delight. Newsweek. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  • Ich bin das erste lebende kunst museum.
    • German: I am the first living art museum
    • Arikonmaz, Piril Gulesci (2012-02-02)'Ben bir müzeyim’ Haberturk (In Turkish). Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  • Art shouldn’t be only the aesthetics we hang on the wall, but a dynamic to shape the society.
    • Graf, Marcus. Concepual Colors of Genco Gulan, Revolver Publishing, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-3868952049.

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