What Izmir Kültürpark remembers (or doesn't)

Book Description that İzmir Kültürpark (Un)Remembered: When the word "Fair" was mentioned, Izmir Fair was understood in Turkey for many years. Izmir International Fair, held every summer in Kültürpark, was one of the most important cultural events of the country from the 1950s to the 1980s. He is still alive, but far from the shine of his golden age. With the fair moving to its new location in 2015, the Kültürpark venue came to an end. The book you have in your hand is a multi-layered, multi-faceted attempt to confront the long memory of the Izmir Fair. What kind of search for modernity and national identity did the Izmir Fair appeal to? How did Kültürpark reflect this search and its images into space and architecture? As a public space, how did it function and how did it transform? What did Mesut Özok, the "unknown designer" of Kültürpark, think and why was he forgotten? What kind of impact did Ada Casino and other popular venues of the Fair leave in the formation of a modern entertainment environment? The political function of the Izmir Fair should not be forgotten. "American Exhibitions" on one side, Sputnik on the other; Kültürpark is an exhibition scene of the Cold War. A book in which the analytical perspective is enriched with memories, love and the details of the "local". The book was compiled by Ahenk Yılmaz, Kıvanç Kılınç, Burkay Paşi, T. Elvan Altan, Kalliopi Amygdalou, Işın Can, Sezgi Durgun, Bahar Durmaz, Emre Gönlügür, Emine Görgül, Deniz Güner, Meltem Gürel, Emel Kayın, Nilay Ünsal Gülmez and Yüksel Pöğün-Zander. contributed. With the afterword of Gülsüm Baydar… (From the Promotional Bulletin) Number of Pages: 384Print Year: 2015Language: TurkishPublisher: İletişim Yayıncılık