Turkish Artists Panel Discussion at BU Includes Watertown Photographers

The followning announcement was released by the BU Photographic Resource Center:

This panel discussion is in conjunction with the "7 Turkish Artists" exhibition at Boston University's Photographic Resource Center, exploring how the iconography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of modern Turkey after World War I, permeates and defines Turkey to this day.

The exhibition features the photography of Mike Mandel and Chantal Zakari, artists who spent twelve years in Turkey-a country 99 percent Muslim, yet committed to secularism-exploring the complexity of Atatürk's imagery.  Also on the panel will be Jenny White, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Boston University. We highly recommend attending the exhibition before the panel discussion. A book signing will follow the discussion. 

The event will be at the BU College of Arts & Sciences, Room 522, 705 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. Tickets cost $10 for the general public, $5 for members and students (must present valid membership card or student ID).