Bedri Baykam has exhibited in Paris the series he did in the last 2,5 years. The works were first shown at the Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul January 4-26, 2002. They will be exhibited in Paris at the Galerie Lavignes-Bastille during June 4-July 13, 2002 and at the Siyah-Beyaz Gallery in Ankara, September 27- October 23, 2002. The series is entitled "Girly Plots".

Baykam presents in this recent series the works he has developed with the combination of the model shots he has done over several years and the use of different materials.

The images either painted or printed by ink-jet processed canvas are coming together with materials such as tissues, metal plates, plastic floor coatings, papers and synthetic grass, in some multi-material collages.

As part of these works Baykam presents either young girls stripping in interiors or models taking sunbaths in front of their swimming pool with a naked and blunt material presentation that also gives different look at photo-realism.

In the other collages which bring together more abstract versions, materials that have not what so ever relation with each other, come to life through the contribution of timeless landscape iconographies such as the roads, ocean and clouds.

The 150 page catalog of the show will carry essays by American writer David Applefield, Turkish art historian Levent Çalıkoğlu and New York critic Robert C. Morgan and Bedri Baykam."Girly Plots" will be the theme for the 73rd, 74th and 75th one-man shows of the artist.

In the Paris leg of the exhibit, besides 15 works selected for the purpose, the 50 minute video work of Baykam, entitled “Girly Plots” was also shown.

Shiver.
Vinyl, paper, acrylic and inkjet print on canvas,
195x180 cm, 2000

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Cold Wait.
Vinyl, paper, zinc plate, acrylic and inkjet print on canvas,
170x236 cm, 2000

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Pauline in Her Room.
Vinyl, paper, fabric and acrylic on canvas,
180x175 cm, 2000

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Ankara Girls.
Vinyl, paper, fabric and acrylic on canvas,
174x187 cm, 2000

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Cinnamon Candida.
Vinyl, paper, fabric, zinc plate and acrylic paint on canvas,
185x187 cm, 2001

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S&M.
Vinyl, paper, fabric, acrylic and inkjet print on canvas,
187x218 cm, 2000

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Rinsomatic Trap.
Vinyl, paper, fabric, zinc plate and acrylic on canvas,
180x175 cm, 2000

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Far East Stories.
Vinyl, paper, fabric and inkjet print on canvas,
177x183 cm, 2001

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She Loves Art.
Vinyl, paper, fabric and acrylic on canvas,
128x155 cm, 2001

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Thin Areas.
Paper, fabric and inkjet print on canvas,
154x224 cm, 2001

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Dreamlike Qualities.
Fabric and inkjet print on canvas,
147x126 cm, 2001

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Mermaid.
Inkjet print on canvas,
114x197 cm, 2001

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Paradise in the Desert.
Inkjet print on canvas,
114x175 cm, 2001

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Teaser.
Fabric and inkjet print on canvas,
113x247 cm, 2001

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Double Identity.
Vinyl, paper and fabric on canvas,
190x260 cm, 2001

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Confession Time.
Inkjet print on canvas,
174,5x115 cm, 2001

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Strep-Tease 1.
Vinyl, paper and fabric on canvas,
154x198 cm, 2000

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Masked Ball.
Acrylic and inkjet print on canvas,
119x80 cm, 2001

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Danks Perfecto.
Vinyl, zinc plate and inkjet print on canvas,
174x199 cm, 2001

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Basic Values.
Inkjet print on canvas,
171x115 cm, 2001

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Girly Picture.
Inkjet print on canvas,
179x113 cm, 2001

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For a Good Time, Call Esther.
Vinyl, paper, zinc plate and acrylic on canvas,
170x152 cm, 2000

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Strip-Tease 2.
Vinyl, paper and fabric on canvas,
158x185 cm, 2001

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Holly Girl.
Vinyl and inkjet print on canvas,
216x160 cm, 2001

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Olivia.
Inkjet print on canvas,
79,5x122 cm, 2001

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Bedri Baykam's Speech at the 39th UNESCO General Conference