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You can visit our inventory page to browse the BAS Artists’ Book Collection online. ... →

BAS presents Unveil, an exhibition and performance series by Mk Yurttaş based on their research on artists’ books. ... →

13 September, 6:30 PM BAS Necati Bey Caddesi 32/2Karaköy, İstanbul Reading between Bromley’s Speak to Me, a book on radio in the German Democratic Republic, and ... →

BAS is open to visitors by appointment on Fridays and Saturdays between 1-6 pm. You can schedule your visit by contacting us at [email protected]. ... →

1998-1999 / 2020

This book, compiled for the 90th birthday of pioneer poet Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, is a collection of 30 variations on her poems, mostly written between 1998 and 1999 using a Remington Rand typewriter. ... →

Book Launch: Mochu, “Nervous Fossils: Syndromes of the Synthetic Nether” Reading & conversation: Mochu & Emre Hüner Thursday, December 22, 6pm BAS ... →

Ünal Bostancı's exhibition La Isla Bonita will be on view at BAS from 10.12.2021 to 12.02.2022. ... →

1990-2000 / 2020

60 process poems, written in the period from 1990 to 2000, all but a few of which were typed on Oliver Courier and Remington Rand typewriters, which constantly reference the tradition of concrete poetry and are made up of variations of processed poems by pioneering poets like Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, Claus Bremer, Yüksel Pazarkaya and Ernst Jandl. ... →

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We are currently working on the BAS Artists' Book Collection. ... →

Initiated by Banu Cennetoğlu in 2006, BAS is an artist(s)-run non profit space in Istanbul, dedicated to the collection, exhibition, production and distribution of artists’ publications and printed matter. The BAS collection consists of +1,000 artist’s books, periodicals, and other printed matter by artists and artist collectives. Following Yasemin Nur and Seçil Yersel’s collaborative presence between 2016-2019, BAS is currently run by Aslı Özdoyuran and Marina Papazyan. ... →