ISTANBUL.- Lehmann Maupin present Five in Istanbul: A Selection of Artists from Lehmann Maupin Gallery, on view at Borusan Müzik Evi in Istanbul, Turkey, 27 October – 20 November 2010. Five in Istanbul, Lehmann Maupin’s debut exhibition in Turkey, curated by Isabella Icoz, features works by a selection of Lehmann Maupin’s internationally acclaimed artists including Hernan Bas, Teresita Fernández, Tracey Emin, Tony Oursler, and Jennifer Steinkamp. The Miami-based artist Hernan Bas explores the codes of dandyism and its subculture as a means to define sexual attraction. His paintings are tinged with nihilist romanticism, born of literary intrigue and a passion for historical painting. Small, frail and sensuously delightful, Bas’s paintings personify epic romance embracing both the decadence and nastiness of pleasure. He is