Betül Aksu

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Betül Aksu

She focuses on the notions of familiarity, repetition and categorisation, and the influence of bureaucratic infrastructures on our relationship with movement, freedom and language. She is interested in collaborative modes of working that initiate dialogues about precarious living and working conditions in the art worlds.

hold, place, transfer ​​↵ repeat

29.02.2024 — 06.03.2024, 29.02.24, 16:00 – 06.03.24, 17:00 Opening: Thursday, February 29, 18:00

hold, place, transfer ​​↵ repeat by Betül Aksu

Betül Aksu’s first solo exhibition titled hold, place, transfer ​​↵ repeat opens at Material in Zürich between February 29 – March 6, 2024. Curated by Marea Hildebrand from The School of Commons, the exhibition brings together two series of works on paper accompanied by an installation that displays the artist’s printmaking materials. Find out more

Bureau of Commons

17.09.2021, Friday September 17th, 17:00 – 18:00

Bureau of Commons

Eligibility Criteria (and beyond) lab presents Bureau of Commons, a self-declared territory for authorisation. The Bureau issues random authorisation for people who have the permission to circulate in the Bureau territory. Find out more

Open Open Call

08.12.2021, 08.12.21, 18:00-19:00

Eligibility Criteria (and beyond) is running a collective writing workshop called Open Open Call.

Eligibility Criteria (and beyond) is running a collective writing workshop called Open Open Call. In this workshop, we will collectively write a call for participation with one criterion in mind: anyone can apply. Find out more

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The (Un)Learner

The Learning Commons: Self-Organised Learning

13.10.2023, 13.10.23, 12:00 – 14:00

School of Commons Learning Commons: Betül Aksu in conversation with Zeyno Pekünlü

This year’s Learning Commons conversation, hosted by SoC alumni* Betül Aksu, invites artist and activist Zeyno Pekünlü and the SoC community to discuss self-organised learning spaces and the knowledge created within. Find out more

Merits of Eligibility: rethinking criteria in open art calls

Harvesting

IF IT IS A GARDEN THAT HAS BECOME A WILDERNESS

26.12.2022 — 06.12.2022, 26.11.22, 19:00 – 06.12.22, 18:00

School of Commons - On alternative environments for learning

On alternative environments for learning Exhibition, Workshops, Performances and Podium Unveiling the works in progress of the hybrid, multidisciplinary research of SoC’s 2022 fellows and beyond Find out more

Book: Researching the Researcher, Noticing why it wanders

Book: Researching the Researcher, Noticing why it wanders

A collective publication by the 5 READ labs that were part of the School of Commons in 2021. Read more

Open open call

Open open call

Eligibility Criteria (and beyond) Lab facilitated a workshop to collectively write a call for participation with one criterion in mind: anyone can apply. Read more