GÜLSÜN KARAMUSTAFA

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1946
Lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey

EDUCATION

1981 – 1975 PHD, School of Applied Arts, Department of Art, Istanbul, Turkey

1969 – 1963 MFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Istanbul, Turkey

RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS

2006 Academie de l’Aquila, Navelli
Fuenen Academy, Odense

2005 Royal Academy, Copenhagen

2004 Hauté Ecole d’Arts Apliqués /HEAA, Geneve
Networking/Una Casa in Citta, Reggione Toscana, Pontedera

2003 Urban Flashes, Istanbul

1999 Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf

SELECTED SOLO SHOWS

2007 Sinemasi, Yapi Kredi Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey

2006 Memory of a Square, Museum Villa Stuck, curated by Anne Birnie-Danzker, Michael Buhrs, Munich, Germany
PUBLIC/PRIVATE, Durkers Kulturhus, curated by Kirse Junge-Stevenson, Helsingborg, Sweeden
Memory of a Square / 2000-2005 Video Works by Gülsün Karamustafa, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel , Germany
Black and White Visions, Prometeo Gallery, curated by Teresa Macri, Milano, Italy

2005 Men Crying, presented by Musée d’art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Immanence Gallery, Paris, France, Italy
Fragmenting/Fragments, Proje 4L, Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey

2004 Galata:Genoa (Scavere Finestrini), Alberto Peola Gallery, curated by Teresa Macri, Torino, Italy
Galata:Genoa (Scavere Finestrini), Ancient Galata Trade Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

2000 A Suitcase Trade (100 dollars limit), Open Space, Hannover, Germanvy (Performance)
Stolen Ideas, Belluard Bollwerk International, Switzerland (Performance
)

1999 Mystic Transport, Trellis of my Mind, Musee d'art et d'histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

1998 Promised Paintings, Black and White Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
My Roses My Reveries, Macka Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

1994 Courrier, Galerie La Centrale, Montreal, Canada
Genealogy, Black and White Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
Time As It Was / Time In Colour, A4 Atolye Galeri, Istanbul, Turkey
Falez Art Gallery, Antalya, Turkey
Chronographia, Tarik Zafer Tunaya Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey

1993 The Notebook, Women's Library and Information Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Prints, Stadtbibliothek Duisburg, Duisburg, German
y

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2006 The 1980s: Topology, Museu Serralves, curated by Ulrich Loock, Porto, Portugal
EurHope 1153, Villa Manin - Centre for Contemporary Art, curated by Francesco Bonami, Sarah Cosulich Canarutto) Udine, Italy
Art, Life & Confusion/ October Salon, curated by Rene Block, Belgrade, Serbia
Glory and Drama, Gallery EXIT, curated by Erzen Shkololli, Kosovë, Albania
Coding:Decoding, Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Grand Promenade, National Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Anna Kafetsi, Athens, Greece
Why Pictures Now, Mumok Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria
Soleil Noire, Salzburger Kunstverein, curated by Hemma Schmutz , Austria
Exorcising Exotism, Jhongsiao Dunhua Square, curated by Sandy Hsiu-chih Lo, Taipei, Taiwan
People, Land, State, Israeli Center for Digital Art, curated by Galit Eliat, Holon, Israel
Trans:it. Moving Culture Through Europe, National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, Bucharest, Romania
Re-Mapping Mozart / Ein Project von Wiener Mozartjahr 2006, Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik, curated by Luisa Ziaja, Araba Evelyn Johnston-Arthur, Vienna, Austria
Passaggi a Sud Est, Palazzo Massari, curated by Emanuella de Cecco, Ferrara, Italy
ATTITUDE, video /short & experimental film/ photography festival, Center for Contemporary Public Arts ELEMENTI, Macedonia

2005 IstanbulEindhoven, VanAbbe Museum, curated by Charles Esche, Eva Meyer- Hermann, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Center of Gravity, Istanbul Modern, curated by Roza Martinez, Istanbul, Turkey
Contour. 2nd Video Film Biennale, curated by Cis Bienerix, Mechelen, Belgium
Some Stories, Kunsthalle Wien, curated by Roza el Hassan, Gerald Matt, Vienna, Austria
Project Migration, Kölnischer Kunstverein, curated by Marion von Osten, Katrin Rhomberg, Cologne, Germany
Threat Zone, TPS (Triangle Project Space, curated by Basim Magdy, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Normalization, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, curated by Vasif Kortun, Istanbul, Turkey
Die Rundshau, curated by Peter Spillmann, Susanna Perin, Kunstraum Aarau, Germany
Some Stories, Magazin 3, curated by Roza el Hassan, Gerald Matt, Bregenz, Austria
xfilm Festival Sofia, organized by Krassimir Terziev, Bulgaria
Free Kick, 9th Istanbul Biennial, Hospitality Zone, Antrepo No: 5, curated by Halil Altındere, Istanbul, Turkey
Serial Cases, Istanbul Bilgi University, curated by Başak Şenova, Istanbul, Turkey

2004 La Alegria de mis Suenos, 1st International Biennial of Contemporary Art, curated by Harald Szeemann, Sevilla, Italy
Love It or Leave It, 5th Cetinje Biennale, curated by René Block and Natasa Ilic, Cetinje/Dubrovnik/Tirana, Montenegro/ Croatioa, Albania
When Latitudes Become Forms, Contemporary Arts Museum, curated by Philip Vergne, Houston, United States
Exciting Europe, Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst, curated by Anton Lederer, Margarethe Makovec) Leipzig , Germany
Wiener Linien/ Kunst und Stadtbeobachtungseit 1960, Wien Museum, curated by Wolgang Kos, Vienna, Austria
Pathos/Gefühle, Raumpool, curated by Felix Ruhofer, Frankfurt, Germany
Flexibility, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, curated by Justin Hoffmann, Wolfsburg, Germany
Periplo del Mediteraneo, Museo del Academia Linguistica di Belli Arti e Loggia di Banchi o della Mercanzia, cur. Maurizio Calvesi, Marisa Vescovo, Genova, Italy
Moderna by Night, Moderna Museum, Stocholm, Sweeden
Hors les Murs, Perception Singulier de Museé d’Art Moderne de Paris, Societe d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie National, Paris, France
Periplo del Mediteraneo, Museo del Academia Linguistica di Belli Arti e Loggia di Banchi o della Mercanzia, curated by Maurizio Calvesi, Marisa Vescovo, Genova, Italy
Call Me Istanbul, ZKM/Zentrum für Kunst und Medienthechnologie, curated by Eda Cufer, Roger Connover, Peter Weibel, Karlsruhe, Germany
Who is Singing Over There, National Gallery Bosnia and Hersegovina, curated by Dunja Blazevic, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Videoletters, World Social Forum, Mumbai, India

2003 El arte con la vida, 8th Havana Biennale, Cuba
In den Schluchten des Balkans, Museum Fridericianum, curated by René Block, Kassel, Germany
In Progress, Locarno Film Festival, curated by Harald Szeeman, Switzerland
Utopia Station, Venice Biennale 2003, curate by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Venice, Italy
Blood&Honey, Sammlung Essl, Vienna, curated by Harald Szeemann, Austria
When Latitudes Become Forms, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, curated by Philippe Vergne, Torino, Italy
Urban Flashes 2003 (Cultural Patchworks in Public Space) , Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Where/ Here, Modern Art Museum, curated by Vasif Kortun, Fulya Erdemci, Yuji Maeyama, , Saitama, Japan
Breaking the Law, SparwasserHQ, curated by Sanne Kofod Olsen, Berlin, Germany
When Latitudes Become Forms, Walker Art Center, curated by Philippe Vergne, Minnesota, United States
Here, Platform Gararnti Contemporary Art Center, curated by Vasif Kortun, Istanbul, Turkey
Erzatszstadt, (two performances) Volksbühne am Roza Luxenburg Platz, Berlin, Germany
Migration: Globalisation of Cultural Time and Space, Max Mueller Bhavan, curated by Christian Cravagna, Amit Mukhopadhyay, Delhi, India
Répliques, Tunnel des Facultés, curated by Philippe Mouillon, Rachid Koraichi, Algiers

2002 Fuori Uso, Ferrotel, curated by Teresa Macri, Mario Codognato, Sandro Chia, Pescara, Italy
Routes, Grazer Kunstverein, curated by Christian Kravagna, Graz, Austria
Fluxus und die Folgen, Kunstsommer Wiesbaden 2002, curated by Rene Block, Regina Barthel, Wiesbaden, Germany
In Search of Balkania, Neue Gallerie, curated by Roger Conover, Eda Cufer, Peter Weibel, Graz, Austria
Utopia Travel, Travelling Exhibition, organized by David Rych, Emmanuel Danesch, last stop Seccesion, Vienna, Austria
BABEL2002, National Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Junmo Chung Seul, Korea
Promised Paintings, Siyah Beyaz Sanat Galerisi, Ankara, Turkey
Do-It, e-flux.com internet site, an internet project curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
Wallcarpets, (with Hale Tenger), Inge Baecker Gallery, Cologne, Germany

2001 Im Zeichen der Stadt, Kunstmuseum Bonn, curated by Dieter Ronte, Bonn, Germany
MUTATIONS “Rumor City”, TN Probe, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist), Tokyo, Japan
Lost and Found, Apex Art Gallery, curated by René Block), New York, United States
Becoming a Place, Proje 4L, curated by Vasıf Kortun, Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Witchcraft, Palais Thurn und Taxis, organized by Wilhelm Meusburger, Bregenz, Austria
Onufri 2001, Museum of Modern Art, curated by Suzanna Kuka, Tirana, Albania
Dare to be Different, City Gallery, curated by Eleni Lipari, Fier, Albania
Colori dei Mediteraneo (permenant work), Sant Andrea Hospital, organized by Zerinthia, Rome, Italy
As you see me but I am not, Kommunale Galerie, curated by Tomur Atagök, Hohenzollerndamm, Berlin, Germany
Never Look Back, Politics of Friendship, Shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
As you see me but I am not, Frauen Museum, curated by Tomur Atagök, Bonn, Germany
Trans_Action et les Nouvelles Commerces des Arts, La Box, Bourges, France

2000 Les Sémiophores, Places des Terraux, curated by Phillippe Mouillon, Lyon, France
MoneyNations 2, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, curated by Marion von Osten, Peter Spillman, Vienna, Austria
Today’s Program/ Coming Program, Hacopulo Pasaji, Istanbul, Turkey
EKBATANA?, Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, curated by Elisabeth Delin Hansen)Copenhagen, Denmark
Negotiations, Centre Regional d’art Contemporain, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, Bernard Marcadé), Séte, France
TRANS_ACTIONS ou les Nouveaux Nommerces de L’art, Galerie Art et Essai, Rennes, France
Strange Home, Historisches Museum, Kestner Museum, curated by Annerose Bekhurs, Vera Giesel, Hannover, Germany
Springtime, Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, curated by Sanne Kofod Olsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kwangju Biennale, Kwangju, curated by René Block, South Korea

1999 Passage du Bosphore, Musée de Picardie, curated by Sylvie Couderc, Amiens, France
Stills, Cuts and Fragments, Ifa Gallery, curated by Iris Lenz, Stuttgart, Germany
Ulema, (with Shirin Neshat, Habib Kheradyar) Hohenthal und Bergen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Modebus, Alten Markt, curated by Ursula Graf, Salzburg, Austria
The Picture in the Hills, Indipendent Art Space, Dulcinea, curated by Claire-Lyse Bucci, Istanbul, Turkey
La Belle Jardiniére, Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf Garden, curated by Christina Hoffmann, Wiepersdorf, Germany
Iskorpit, Badisher Kunstverein, curated by René Block, Fulya Erdemci, Karlsruhe, Germany
Too Vide Enough, SI/NY, curated by Annette Schindler, New York, United States
Dream City, Villa Stuck, Kunstverein München, organized by Siemens Kulturprogram, Kunstraum München, Germany
Freizeit und Überleben, Galerie im Taxispalais, curated by Silvia Eiblmayr, Innsbruck, Austria

1998 September 1st, l998 /A Particular Day, Temporary Exhibition Venue, curated by Vasif Kortun, Istanbul, Turkey (website)
Palate, Apel Art Gallery, curated by Nuran Terzioglu, Istanbul, Turkey
Money Nations, curated by Marion von Osten, Shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland (website)
Iskorpit, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, curated by René Block, Fulya Erdemci, Berlin, Germany
Mar de Fondo, Roman Theatre Sagunto, curated by Rosa Martinez, Valencia, Italy
Karamustafa Import-Export, Völkerkunde Museum, Vienna, Austria (Artists’ initiative) (CD-ROM)
Echolot, Museum Fridericianum, curated by René Block, Kassel, Germany

1997 Karamustafa Import-Export, A Turkish-Austurian Art Exchange and Internet Project, Echoraum,Vienna, Kabataş Kültür Merkezi, Istanbul (Artists' initiative) (CD-ROM)
Paper Works, Atatürk Cultural Center, organized by Association of Painting and Sculpture Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Around Us, Insıde Us, Boras Museum, curated by Carlos Capelan, Elisabeth Haglund, Boras, Sweeden
Environ 27 Ans, Pratiques Artistic et Feminism, Palais de l'Athenee, project by Anderfuhren/Boudry/Racoursier, Geneva, Switzerland

1996 Inclusion/Exclusion, Art in the Age of Post-colonialism and Global Migration, Reininghaus und Künstlerhaus, curated by Peter Weibel, Graz, Austria
Kültür/ A Gender Project from Istanbul, Shedhalle, curated by Ursula Biemann, Zurich, Switzerland
Skin of The White Lady, Philips Building, organized by Arctic Foundation, Eindhoven, Netherlands
A-DRESS, North Dakota Museum of Art, curated by Shirley Madill, North Dakota, United States

1995 A-DRESS, Winnipeg Art Gallery, curated by Shirley Madill Winnipeg, Canada
Orient/ation (Vision of Art in a Paradoxical World), 4th International Istanbul Biennial, Antrepo, curated by Rene Block, Istanbul, Turkey
Globalization-State, Misery, Violence, Temporary Exhibition Venue, curated by Ali Akay, Istanbul, Turkey
Imagınation of History, The Antique City, organized by Die Fabricanten, Ipek Aksuğur Duben, Gülsün Karamustafa, Ephesus, Turkey
Aussendienst (Foreıgn Services), Shedhalle, curated by Ursula Biemann, Zurich, Switzerland
Outburst of Signs, Kunstwerkshalle, curated by Andrea Loebell, Monica Fauss, Pia Lanzinger), Munich, Germany
Bosnia Exhibition, Yıldız Palace Art Gallery, organized by Plastic Arts Association, Istanbul, Turkey
Soudain les Turcs, Le Parvi/Spadem, curated by Jean-Michel Ribettes, Mobina Sheriff) Paris, France

1994 Iskele, IFA Gallery, curated by Beral Madra, Rene Block, Stuttgart, Germany

1993 A Foreigner = A Traveller (Turkije - Nederland: Een Dialoog), Schiedam Stedelijk Museum, curated by Paul Donker Duyvis, Vasıf Kortun, Pieter Tjabbes , Schiedam, Netherlands

1992 Megalopolis, Third International Istanbul Biennial, Feshane, curated by Vasıf Kortun, Istanbul, Turkey
Drawers, Maison de la Ceramique, curated by Metin Deniz, Mulhouse, France

1991 Recolletion Memory, Taksim Art Gallery, curated by Vasıf Kortun, Istanbul, Turkey
Contemporary Artists, Painting and Sculpture Museum, organized by Painting and Sculpture Museum Association, Istanbul, Turkey
First Istanbul Art Fair, TUYAP Istanbul Exhibition Hall, organized by Association of Plastic Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
Eurodialogue, Exhibition by 13 Women Artists of Istanbul, Yıldız Palace, curated by Tomur Atagok, Istanbul, Turkey

1990 The Annual Art Show, Painting and Sculpture Museum, curated by Tomur Atagok), Istanbul, Turkey
Facades Imaginaires, L'Eglise St. Louise, curated by Philipe Muillon, Grenoble, France
Masks, Urart Art Gallery, organized by Nuran Terzioğlu, Ankara, Turkey

1989 Contemporary Art in Historical Environments, Second International Istanbul Biennial, curated by Beral Madra, Istanbul, Turkey
Mediatheque L'OTDI, Grenoble , France

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2001 Objects of Desire-A suitcase Trade (100 dollars limit), Eine Kunst-Performance, Geschlecht und Globaliseirung, Hess/Lenz (Hg.) Ulrike Helmer Verlag, p.. 166-180

1997 Artistic Practice in Social Space, A Project with Fine Arts Students From Munich, Arredamento. no.11, November, p. 126-129

1995 Art Education in Britain, Arredamento, no. 6, July, p. 116-118
A Cultural Survey for l5 Days, Gosteri, no. l74, May, p. 86-88
Art Studios in Britain, Yeni Yüzyıl, April 22nd

1994 Art in Montreal, Arredamento, no. 61, July-August, p. 120-123

1992 Art as Knowledge and the Artist as Construct: The New Onthology, editor (with Deniz Sengel), Istanbul : PSD
Artists' Rights: Seminar and Panel Discussions, editor (with Deniz Şengel), Istanbul: PSD

1988 An Ordinary Passport Story, Yeni Düşün, no. 49, March , p. 96-97

1985 When Cinema Meets Painting, Video Sinema, no. 3, July / August, p. 96-97

1982 Istanbul from Pera to Beer, Edebiyat '81, no. 18, November, p.56-57
Arabesk, the Most Popular Type of Music in Turkey: Interview with Orhan Gencebay, Gosteri, no. 16, March, p.76

1980 Interrelations between Picture and Poster, Gercek, July 7th, p. 20-23.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2002 Christian Huther, 40 Jahre: Fluxus und die Folgen, Kunstforum Nr. 162 November December, p. 156-173

2001 Christiane Schlötzer, Nur unter Tränen vor die Kamera, Süddeutsche Zeitung, October 30th
Erden Kosova, Gülsün Karamustafa, art-ist, no 4, September

2000 Sanne Kofod Olsen, Oriental Fantasies-New Works by Gülsün Karamustafa, Paradoxa, Volume 6, July, p. 65-70


1999
Anna Brenken, Brückenschlag zur jungen Westkunst, Art das Kunstmagazin, Nr.9, September
Heinz Schütz, Dream City Kunstforum, No. 145 May-June
Eva Maria Schlosser, Das leben ist ein Ausschitt, Stutgarten Nachrichten, Kulturmagazin, November 27th
Gabriele Hoffmann, Der Schnitt als Wunde, Stutgarter Zeitung, November 22nd
Momente einer Grosstadt, Reutlinger Generalanzeiger, November 16th
Dietholf Zerweck, Türkische Realitat wird zur Kunst, Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung, November 12th
Michael Hübl, Harte Kerne hinter sanfter Eingangigkeit der Bilder und Objecte, Badische Neueste Nachricten, April 28th
Kirsten Voight, Von Idertitaten und Ubiquitat, Badisches Tagblatt, April 30th
Mona Lisa, verbaselitzt, Karlsruhe Kurier, May 7th
Manfred Ladtke, Die türkische Gegenvartskunst ist im Aufbruch, Pforzheimer Zeitung, May 7th
Rudij Bergmann, Den Demütigungen Ausgesetzt, Frankfurter Rundschau, May 27th

1998 Dirk Schwarze, Von der Kraft der Frauen, Kunstforum International, July-September, pp. 356-358.
Carl Berger, Echolot, Noema, July - August
Dirk Schwarze, Vom Zentrum an der Rand und Zürück, Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 4th
Necmi Sonmez, Soruların Sorun olduğu bir Sergi, Cumhuriyet, June 12th
Dirk Schwarze, Von der Bezihung der Kulturen HNA Allgemine, May 12th
1997 Martine Anderfuhren, Pratiques Artistiques et Feminismes, Les Chaier’s de la Classe des Beaux-Arts- no ll3, February

1996 Justin Hofmann, Migration, Fundamentalismus, Feminismus, ARTIS, February/ March

1995 Evin Iyem, The Reality of Turkey is Blowing in Karamustafa's Ribbons, Yeni Yüzyil, November 23rd
Mirjam Morad, Neuerfindung der Geschichte, Wiener Zeitung, November 17th
Sibel Yagci, Towards a Better World: Orientation, Marie Claire, October, p. 20-25
100th Year Celebrations of the Excavations and a Site Spesific Show in Ephesus, Vizyon, October, p. 154-55
Ozgür Uckan, Imagination of History in Ephesus, Gosteri, no. 179, October, p. 32-34
Bülent Cağ, Reflections of Globalization, Gosteri, no. 179, October, p. 80-82
Emanzipation im Eimer, Suddeutsche Zeitung, 3 January
Hüseyin Alptekin, Tissues, Hybryd Images, Personal Notebooks: Gülsün Karamustafa, Anons, no. 53-54, August, September, p. 18-19.

1994 Deniz Sengel, Time in Gülsün Karamustafa's Works, Arredamento, March, p. 142-145
Nilgün Ozayten, Gülsün Karamustafa'nın Tanıklıkları, Gosteri, no 159, February, p. 40-42

1993 Thomas Mc Evilley, Arrivederci Venice: The Third World Biennials, Artforum, November, p. 114-116
Deniz Sengel, Düşkün Ükona, Istanbul, no. 6, July, p. 148-153
Sarah McFadden, Report From Istanbul: Bosphorus Dialogues, Art in America, June, p. 55-61
Vasıf Kortun, Turkey-Holand: A Dialogue, in A Foreigner=A Traveller (Türkije-Nederland: Een Dialoog), exhibition catalogue, Schiedam:Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Anne Berk, Turkse Kunst in de Lift, Kunst Beeld, February-March , p.54
Neery Melkonian, The Third International Art Biennial Istanbul 1992, The Magazine, January-February, p. 52-57
Sezer Tansuğ, From the Fez Factory to the Gas Factory, Türkiye'de Sanat, no. 7, January-February, p. 52-57.

1992 Erdağ Aksel, The Biennial Under the Hat, Arredamento, no. 2, December, p. 139-14
Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Hetero-to-polis, Arredamento, no.12, December, p. 138-139
Vasıf Kortun, We Can No Longer Think in Terms of the Outside and the Inside, Arredamento, no. 12, December, p. 134-38
After the Third Istanbul Biennial , Anons, no. 21, December, p. 28-32
Kim Levin, Signgficant Others in Istanbul, Village Voice, December 1st
The Third Istanbul Biennial, Vizyon, No. 30, November, p. 160
Nur Nirven, Young Biennial in Young Museum, Türkiye'de Sanat, no. 6, November / December, p. 38-42
Ilse Kuijken, Een Wereld van Verschil, Knack, November , p. 128-130
Sabine Vogel, Nippes, Alltagshorror, Martirerposen, Frankfurter Allgemeine, no. 261, November, p. 36
Sabine Vogel, Spektakel am Bosphorus, Neue Bildende Kunst, no. 6, November, p. 87-89
Beral Madra, I Can't See a Difference, Can You?, Cumhuriyet, October 29th
The Third International Istanbul Biennial, Gosteri, supplement to issue no. 143, October, p. 30-31.
Terza Biennale Internazionale D'arte a Istanbul, Segno, Settembre, p. 9
The Ivory Tower of Megalo Babies: Art Circles Direct Harsh Criticism at the Third International Istanbul Biennial, Cumhuriyet , September 23rd
Berran Ersan, Vasıf Kortun: Turkey Must Go out into the International Geography, Nokta, no. 38, Sepptember, p. 84-87
The Third Istanbul Biennial and the 'Junior Team' in the Plastic Arts, Topaz, no. 10, September, p. 33
Vasıf Kortun: The Sole and the 'Bold' Desicion-Maker of the Third Istanbul Biennial , Topaz, no. 10, September, p. 24-33
Istanbul and Culture, Istanbul, no.3, vol.1, September, p. 24-33
The Third International Istanbul Biennial, Anons, no. l6/l7/l8, July, August, September, p. 5
This Biennial Belongs to the Young, Sabah, August 5th
Istanbul: City of Multiple Cultures, Cumhuriyet, July 1st
Hami ‚ağdaş, Contemporary Art Has Bought Turkey and Greece Together, G_steri, no. l37, April, p. 5-9
Ali Akay, What Does It Mean to Acquire a New Memory Today?, G_steri, no. 135, February, p. 9-10
Hami ‚ağdaş, After the Recollection Memory Show: Memory-Recollection-Identitiy and the Artist, G_steri, no. 135, February, p. 7-8
Deniz _engel, Idertity and Amnesia, Arredamento, no. 34, February, p. 150-151

1991 Nalan Manyaslı, The Encounter with Recollection and Memory, Cumhuriyet, December 19th
Contemporary Artists, Vizyon, no. 15, September, p. 161
Contemporary Art Selected by a Jury, Hürriyet Magazin, 14-20 July, p. 34

1990 External Worlds: The Ece Resort Hotel, Arredamento, no. 8, September, p. l28-35

1989 Contemporary Art in Traditional Structures and
Environments, Vizon, no. 113, November, p. 131
Ayşe Ucok, The Art of the l980's Is Coming to Istanbul, Vizon, no. 111, September, p. 78-80
The Second International Istanbul Biennial: Gülsün Karamustafa, Galeri, no. l9, September , p. l6
Bircan Unver, The Istanbul Show of Contemporary Artists in its Tenth Year, Gosteri, no. l05, August, p. l8-25
Taciser Belge, Story of an Incomplete Film, Marie Claire, no. 4, February, p. 38-39

1988 Beral Madra, Nameless Women, exhibition catalogue, Istanbul: Urart Art Gallery Press
Sezer Tansuğ,The New Period in Turkish Painting, Istanbul: Remzi Press
Fahir Aksoy, Naive Art and the Turkish Naives, Istanbul: Ak Press
Mengü Ertel , In Search of Lost Time, Milliyet Sanat, no. l99, September, p. l6-l7
Lale Filoğlu, Avantgarde Art at Hareket Koşk, Cumhuriyet, July 7th
It’s Precious for Them, Vizon, no. 95, June, p. l77
Lale Filoğlu, Heavy Messages and Artistic Weight, Cumhuriyet, June 5th
Sadık and Gülsün Karamustafa in Grenoble, Milliyet Sanat, no. l85, February, p. 60
Presence Turque, Le Dauphine Liberte, January 23rd
l5 Jours Pour Une Re-vision, Grenoble Mensuel, no. 44, January, p. 32

1985 Murat Belge, Gülsün Karamustafa Interprets Kitsch: The Foreign-Language Version of Arabesk, Yeni Gündem, no,3, September, p. 32-34
Tapestries are Really Pictures: Interview with Gülsün Karamustafa, Hürriyet, May 5th
Nejat Ulusoy, Gülsün Karamustafa, Video Sinema, no. l0 April, p. 96-97

1984 Meltem Sayar, Artist, Author, ard film Artist's Collaboration, G_steri, no. 46, September, p. 57-60
Interview with Gülsün Karamustafa, Yeni Boyut, no. 24, July, p. 24-27

LECTURES AND PANELS

2001 Protect My Body, Protect My Soul, Symposium in connection with the exhibition ‘Beyond Adornment’, Swedish Research Institute, 12-13 May, Istanbul, Turkey

2000 Hearing at Fine Arts Academy of Munich, (Nominee for C3 Professorship), December
Hearing at Hamburg Hochschule fur Kunst, (Nominee for C3 Professorship) September
Recent Works, Hohenthal und Bergen Gallery, Berlin, September 17th

1999 8- 99 Works, Artists' Talks, Kunstraum München, March 25th

1997 Gülsün Karamustafa, Recent Works, Aula, Fine Arts Academy of Munich, May 14th
Trends After Seventies in Turkish Art, Ercümend Kalmık Vakfı, 13-14 March
Women Today, seminar, Mimar Sinan University (12-13-14 March
Artists Talks, conference and seminar for the studens of Fine arts Academy of Munich, 29-30 Janunary

1996 Invited Guest Tutor, seminar, Ateliers Arnhem, The Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Arnhem, April 24th

1995 Oriental Challenge in Art, 4th International Istanbul Biennnial Panel Discussions, Mimar Sinan University, November 12th

1994 Space Problems of the Work Re-exhibited, conference, Bilkent University, Fine Art Department, December 2nd
Art and the Art Market, Tuesday Meetings, Yapı Kredi Cultural Center, November 2nd
An Artist From Istanbul, Women's Library and Information Center, September 20th
An Artist From Istanbul, Concordia University, Montreal, January 16th
Women Artists From Istanbul, Galerie La Centrale, Montreal, January 15th
The Sociology of Art Education, Mimar Sinan University, School of Arts and Sciences, Istanbul, 11 May 11th

1993 The Encounter Between Arts, Marmara University , School of Fine Arts, Commitee for Cultural Activities, Tarık Zafer Tunaya Cultural Center, Istanbul, May 3rd
The Meaning of the Contemporary in Turkish Art since l968, Boğazi_i University Association of the Visual Arts, Bogazi_i University , Istanbul, March 15th

1992 Visual Arts and the Cinema, 12th International Istanbul Film Festival , Beyoğlu Art Gallery, Istanbul, March 26th
The Aesthetics of Kitsch in Turkey, Sanart, Vakıfbank Assembly Hall, Ankara, February 14th TV

INTERVIEWS

2002 Sanattan, TRT2, Istanbul, December

1999 Atatürk Remix, Vpro-Laat, Amsterdam, January

1997 Reflections, Channel 9 Istanbul, December 29th
Sections from Life, TRT2, Istanbul, December 28th

1996 Sunday Cinema, TRT2, Istanbul, December 25th
Art on the Agenda, TRT2, Istanbul, October 23rd

1995 Evening Program, Channel 5, Istanbul, November 9th
Art On The Agenda, TRT2, Istanbul, November 7th

1994 Towards the Evening, TRT, Ankara, January 19th
Art on The Agenda, TRT2, Istanbul, January 18th
Good Morning, TRT, Istanbul, January 11th

1993 The Mirror, Inter Star Television , Istanbul , April 6th

1992 3rd International Istanbul Bıennial, TRT, 11: 25. Kare. Istanbul, October 30th
Artist in Her Studio, TRT 11: 25. Kare Istanbul, April 29th
Interview with an Artist from Istanbul, Rabotnik-Staats TV, Amsterdam, March

AWARDS

2002 Simavi Visual Arts Award, Istanbul

2001 Onufri 2001 International Exhibition, Tirana, Special Award

1991 9th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran, Special Jury Award for the film “My Cinemas”

1987 New Trends in Art Award, Istanbul

1985 Contemporary Artists Award, Istanbul

COLLECTIONS

Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Sammlung Essl
MUMOK/Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Wien
Istanbul Modern
Proje 4L/Giz Contemporary Art Museum Istanbul
Van Abbe Museum Eindhoven
Santral Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum
Private Collections