Fatma Bucak
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Fatma Bucak | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) Turkey |
| Education | Royal College of Art,[1] Accademia Albertina |
| Known for | Photography, Performance Art, Video, Installation, Sculpture, Printmaking |
Fatma Bucak (born 1984) is an artist who lives and works in London and Istanbul.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]She was born in Turkey, to a Kurdish family.[3] She works in a variety of media, including photography, performance, sound, multimedia, and video installation, and focuses on themes of political identity, historical memory, and gender.[4][5][6] In 2019, she was named one of the Royal Photographic Society's ‘Hundred Heroines’, recognizing the achievements of women in the arts and photography.[7]
Bucak has exhibited at Venice Biennale, the Jewish Museum New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto.[8][9][10] Her work is held in the permanent collections of Fondazione Mario Merz, Arter, MAMbo, the Civic Gallery of Modena, and the Unicredit Art Collection.[11][8][12][13] In 2024, she was a fellow at the American Academy in Rome.[14] Bucak has also been artist-in-resident at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University, and at ISCP in Brooklyn, New York.[15][16] Bucak directed the 2011 documentary film Almost Married, which premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam.[17]
Solo exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- Pinchuk Art Center, Kyiv (2024)[27]
- Palazzo Esposizioni, Rome (2024)[28]
- MAMAC, Nice 2022[29]
- Z33, Hasselt (2021)[30]
- Art Basel - Hong Kong, 2020[31]
- Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, 2017[32]
- The Jewish Museum, New York, 2015[9]
- The Ryder Projects, London, 2015[33]
- The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 2013[34]
- 54th Venice Biennale, 2011[35]
- The International Festival of Non-Fiction Film, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2011[36]
Awards
[edit | edit source]Bucak won the illy Present Future Award at Artissima 2013,[37] and the Tosseti Value Prize for Photography in 2021.[38][39] In 2024, she was awarded the Novo Nordisk Foundation Artistic Research Grant.[40]
Books
[edit | edit source]- While the Dust Quickly Falls (published by Mousse, 2023)[41] Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- So as to Find the Strength to See (published by Hopeful Monster, Turin, April 2018)[42] Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- I Must Say a Word about Fear (published by Castello di Rivoli, 2017)[43]
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References
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