Opening: Friday July 9th, 2010, 7 pm at Tütün Deposu, Istanbul

Duration: July 10th until August 6th 2010

The following artists will be present at the opening: Joep Bertrams (NL), Jos Collignon (NL), Burkhard Fritsche (D),  Gabi Kopp (CH), Güneri İçoğlu (TR), Tom Janssen (NL), Heribert Lenz (D) Sefer Selvi (TR) and Markus Urfer (CH)

On July 9th the exhibition Caricaturca 2010 – Gobal and Local opens at Tütün Deposu Istanbul. This exhibition has been initiated and organized by the Turkish Cultural Initiative Diyalog, Istanbul, the persmuseum, Amsterdam, the Caricatura Gallery, Kassel and with the financial support of Stichting Democratie en Media, Amsterdam, the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Consulate General of the Netherlands, Pro Helvetia the Swiss Arts Council, Stichting Roportaj, Amsterdam, Anadolu Kültür, Istanbul, and dDf, Istanbul.

A selection of excellent caricaturists from 4 countries (Turkey, Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland) will present their works together for the first time at the Caricaturca 2010. Approx. 200 works will reflect and compare different cultural aspects and contexts in one show. The subtitle, "Global-Local" means the goal of the exhibitions comparing the different scenes of comic art with each other. The main focus will be the world of the cartoonists with their own popular culture, politics and their own themes. Some of the works in the exhibition will reflect as well the cartoonists point of view on the so-called "cartoon crisis".

Opening hours: Tuesday until Saturday, 11 am - 7 pm

Adress: Tütün Deposu Lüleci Hendek Caddesi No.12 Tophane 34425 Istanbul

Organizer: Diyalog Derneği ve persmuseum