OIL, WELFARE and FAIR OIL (please theflamıngoandboy blogspot for the Turkish version) Discussion, Attachments & Presentation of the content of Muhtelif 4 26 SEPTEMBER 2008 ISTANBUL 17:00 Attachments & Presentations 18:30 Open Discussion Venue: Garanti Gallery & Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istiklal Cad. No: 115A, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, 34430, Turkey 23:00 After Party @ Dogzstar What would change in the Istanbul art scene, especially regarding artistic production and the art market, if Turkey, like Norway, found oil within its national borders? Private funding and public funding are two contrasting art economies. They have different impacts on artistic production and circulation, involving divergent dynamics, strategies and processes. Within the context of the 'welfare state' versus 'private interest', our discussion project takes Norway's system of public art funding into consideration alongside the system of private resources, mainly originatin...