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Kutluğ Ataman was born in Istanbul in 1961. After studying film at the University of California, Los Angeles, he completed his master’s degree at his alma mater in 1988. Ataman′s works primarily document the lives of marginalized individuals, examining the ways in which people create and rewrite their identities through self-expression, blurring the line between reality and fiction. He shot his first film “Serpent’s Tale (Karanlık Sular)” in 1994. In 1997, his 8 hours documentary video “Semiha Berksoy Unplugged” was shown in many important art biennials and film festivals. His second film “Lola+Bilidikid” (1998) was shown in the opening of the 49th International Berlin Film Festival Panorama Department in 1999. He won awards with this film in Turin, Oslo and Istanbul, and was given the Best Film Prize at the New Festival in New York and the Jury Special Prize at the Berlin Festival. His scenario “Palto” was awarded the Balkan Film Fond in 2003. Ataman was also awarded Best Director and Best Film Prize for his third film “2 Girls” (2005) at both Ankara and Antalya Film Festivals. He also received the Best Film Prize at the Asian Film Festival in India. His recent film “Journey to the Moon” (2009) was shown in the Official Selection at the 2009 International Istanbul Film Festival. At this film festival, he served as a chair of the Jury. This film was selected for the “Perspectives” Section at the 31st Moscow International Film Festival in 2009. It was also screened at the BFI 53rd Film Festival in 2009. This film will be shown at the 19th Brisbane International Film Festival in 2010.
Ataman entered the art world in 1997, when he participated in the 5th International Biennial, where he presented "Kutluğ Ataman’s Semiha Berksoy Unplugged". He was invited to the 48th Venice Biennial, where he presented “Women Who Wear Wigs”. His art works have been shown at Documenta (2002), the Venice Biennial (1999), the Biennials in Sao Paulo (2002), Berlin (2001) and Istanbul (1997, 2003 and 2007). Ataman also participated in the London’s Tate Triennial in 2003. He has received many awards not only for his films but also art works. In 2004, Ataman participated in the International Carnegie Exhibition, which was organized by Carnegie Art Museum, Pittsburgh, and won the Carnegie Prize. In the same year, he was one of the four shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize, the most prestigious visual arts awards, which was organized by the Tate Gallery. Ataman was selected as the best visual artist by the Observer newspaper in England. In 2007, he was also chosen among the five of the most impact visual artists by Forbes Magazine. His works can be seen in major international collections, including MOMA New York, Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, the Dimitris Daskalopoulos Collection, Athens and Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh. He won the 2011 Princess Margriet Routes Award. Currently, Ataman continues his work in London.
Selected Exhibitions:
2002, “Long Streams / Uzun Akışlar”, Serpentine Gallery, London and Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Centre, Denmark
2005, “De-Regulation With The Work of Kutluğ Ataman”, Artangel, Cuba,
2005, “De-Regulation With The Work of Kutluğ Ataman”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sidney
2006, “De-Regulation With The Work of Kutluğ Ataman”, MuHKA, Belgium
2007, “Paradise / Cennet”, the Orange Country Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California
2008, Kutluğ Ataman: Paradise and Küba, Vancouver Art Gallery
2009, Kutluğ Ataman: Paradise and Küba, Ludwig Museum, Cologne
2009, Avrupa XXL, Istanbul, traversee, lille3000, Lille, Fransa.
2009, Women Who Wear Wigs, Little Theatre of Gestures, Museum of Contemporary Art Basel
2009, 1+1 = 1, New Works, New Horizons, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul
2009, Twelve, The Gothenburg International Biennial, Sweden
2009, 1+1=1, Le Mois de la Photo à Montreal
2009, L′Eau, Grand Palais, Paris
2009 - 2010, Women Who Wear Wigs, Little Theatre of Gestures, Malmö Konsthall
2009, fff, Thomas Dane Gallery, London
2009, Ottoman Redux, Dresden
2009, “Mesopotamian Dramaturgies”, Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz (as a part of European Capital of Culture 2009). It was also shown in Istanbul, Basel, Lille, Milan, Gothenburg, Paris, Malmö and Cologne.
2010, fff, Whitechapel Gallery, London
2010, “Mesopotamian Dramaturgies”, MAXXI museum, Rome
2010, "The Enemy Inside Me", Istanbul Modern Museum, Istanbul
Filmography and art works:
1994, Karanlık Sular (long film)
1997, kutlug Ataman′s Semiha Berksoy Unplugged
1998, Lola + Bilidikid (long film)
1999, Uyuyan Martin
1999, Peruk Takan Kadınlar
2001, Ruhuma Asla
2002, Bu Bir Kısırdöngü
2002, 1+1=1
2002, 99 Ad
2002, Veronica Read′in 4 Mevsimi
2003, Canlandırılmış Kelimeler
2004, Stefan′ın Odası
2004, Küba
2004, Oniki
2005, 2 Girls (long film)
2006, Cennet
2006, Tanıklık
2006, Lola + Bilidikid (Yönetmen Kurgusu)
2007, fff
2007, Türk Lokumu
2007, Arkadaş Çemberi
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Aya Seyahat (long Film)
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Aya Seyahat (installation)
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Sütun
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Kubbe
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / English as second language
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Çerçeve
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Mutluluk Arayışı
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / Tuhaf Mekan
2009, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies / William Shakespeare′s all works
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