Sentez ve montaj: Özer Kabas yazilari. [i.e. Montage or Synthesis: Texts of Özer Kabas].

Istanbul: Salt Publications / Garanti BBVA, 2023. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 400 p., color and b/w plates. Salt presents "Montage or Synthesis: Texts of Özer Kabas" as part of the institution's ongoing research focusing on art in Turkey from the 1950s to the present. The selection consists of texts written by the artist, educator, and writer Özer Kabas (1934-1998), and an article by Vasif Kortun. The publication carries its title from the artist's 1969 essay on aggregations of Western formats and local content in Turkish painting. His texts written between 1966-1997 cover various subjects, ranging from art, design and cinema to social, political, and environmental relations. Montage or Synthesis also includes transcripts of a gathering commemorating his contributions and an article by Vasif Kortun on Kabas's writings. Kortun's text The Man from Yale: Özer Kabas Writings discusses Kabas's lesser-known facets as an educator and art thinker. The roundtable discussion with Kabas, Onat Kutlar, Ömer Uluç, Sezer Tansug, and Yilmaz Zenger explores the relationship between cinema and painting. In the gathering commemorating Kabas, organized by Zeynep Rona shortly after his passing, Ali Teoman Germaner (Alos), Cevat Çapan, Engin Cezzar, Gülriz Sururi, Iclal Erentürk, Jale Erzen, Mete Yalçin, Oya Basak, and Süleyman Saim Tekcan look back on his contributions and his approach to art education.