Turkish contemporary artist
Fatma Bucak (born 1984) is an artist and photographer who lives and works in London and Istanbul.[ 2]
Biography
She was born in Turkey, to a Kurdish family.[ 3] photography , performance , sound , multimedia , and video installation , and focuses on themes of political identity, historical memory, and gender.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Royal Photographic Society 's ‘Hundred Heroines’, recognizing the achievements of women in photography.[ 7]
Bucak has exhibited at Venice Biennale , the Jewish Museum New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Mario Merz , Arter , MAMbo , the Civic Gallery of Modena , and the Unicredit Art Collection.[ 11] [ 8] [ 12] [ 13] American Academy in Rome .[ 14] Columbia University , and at ISCP in Brooklyn, New York.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Solo exhibitions
While the Dust Quickly Falls at Kunsthaus Dresden , Germany (2022).[ 18] In Prestissimo at Peola Simondi Contemporary Art , Turin, Italy (2022)[ 19] Acts of Erasure at Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada , Canada (2020)[ 20] A Colossus on Clay Feet at the Italian Cultural Institute, New York (2019)[ 15] So as to Find the Strength to See at Fondazione Mario Merz , Turin, Italy (2018)[ 21] So as to Find the Strength to See at Galleria d'Arte Moderna Palermo , Italy (2018)[ 22] Damascus Rose at Harpe 45 , Lausanne, Switzerland (2017)Scouring the Press at Pi Artworks , London, United Kingdom (2017)[ 23] And Men Turned Their Faces Form There at David Winton Bell Gallery , Providence, United States (2016)Suggested Place for You to See it at Pori Art Museum , Finland (2016)[ 24] Over a Line Darkly at Artpace , San Antonio, United States (2015)[ 25] I must say a word about fear at Castello di Rivoli , Turin, Italy (2014)Yet Another Story about the Fall at Arter Contemporary Art Museum , Istanbul, Turkey (2013)[ 26]
Group Exhibitions and Biennials
MAMAC , Nice 2022[ 27] Art Basel - Hong Kong, 2020[ 28] Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, 2017[ 29]
The Jewish Museum , New York, 2015[ 9] The Ryder Projects, London, 2015[ 30]
The Institute of Contemporary Arts , London, 2013[ 31]
54th Venice Biennale , 2011[ 32] The International Festival of Non-Fiction Film, Museum of Modern Art , New York, 2011[ 33]
Awards
Bucak won the illy Present Future Award at Artissima 2013,[ 34] [ 35] [ 36] Novo Nordisk Foundation Artistic Research Grant.[ 37]
Books
So as to Find the Strength to See (published by Hopeful Monster, Turin, April 2018)[ 38] ISBN 978-88-7757-270-7
I Must Say a Word about Fear (published by Castello di Rivoli, 2017)[ 39]
References
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