English
The Istanbul Modern (the Museum of Modern Art in Istanbul) is holding an exhibition of the work of artist Kutlug Ataman, which opens on 3rd December. In the Turkish artist’s first retrospective, the Istanbul Modern will be showing a range of his work, which includes video-art and installation.
Since participating in the 1997 Istanbul Biennale, Ataman has undoubtedly become one of Turkey’s best known contemporary artists. His work has been shown in prestigious art spaces all around the world. Ataman has given a voice to those marginalised by society, providing us with a careful, sensitive insight into their world which is never exploitative.
What stands out the most in Ataman’s work is the way that it succeeds in blurring the lines between reality and fiction, defying any sort of categorisation. As the artist interviews people living on the margin of society, and its fixed identities, he illustrates how history and fact are adapted and moulded by personal narrative, and do not necessarily always reflect an objective reality. Such an artifice demonstrates how our identities are often based on fictitious parameters; and how we construct our self from the imagination.
Exhibiting at the Istanbul Modern until 6th March 2011, and including works such as “Women Who Wear Wigs,” (1999), “Never My Soul” (2001), “Testitmony” (2002) and 2010’s “Beggars,” “The Enemy Inside Me” is a collection of Ataman’s most compelling works.
For more information: http://www.istanbulmodern.org/en/f_index.html
Heloise Battista
Alquila apartments in Istanbul y conoce el interesantísimo trabajo de uno de los artistas turcos más conocidos de la actualidad.
Translated by: Poppy
