Genco Gulan



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.

Quotes

 * Ars sana in corpore sano. (Healthy art in a healthy body.)
 * Gulan, Genco. (2016) https://twitter.com/gencogulan/status/746279774503505920 Retrieved 2016-06-24.


 * 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.


 * Today the term “global” can no longer constitute a serious topic for an in depth intellectual discussion because it simply means “Camerica”.
 * Gulan, Genco. (2004). CAMERICA, PUPPY ART AND THE REST THAT GLOW IN THE DARK. Artefact. Retrieved 2012-07-23.