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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marcus Graf was born in Hamm, Germany in 1974. After studying Cultural Sciences and Esthetical Communication in the Institute for Fine Arts, Aesthetics and Art History at the University of Hildesheim in Germany, he worked as a curator, instructor, writer, project manager, and artist for several art and culture institutions. In 2010, he completed his doctoral degree in Contemporary Art History, Esthetic and Art Theory at the Institute of Contemporary Art History, Aesthetic and Art Theory of Stuttgart Art Academy. Since 2001, he lives and works in Istanbul.
From 2003 to 2007, Dr. Graf was the resident curator of the exhibition space Siemens Sanat. Between 2005 and 2007, he worked as the artistic director and curator at the mobile art space, Under Construction. In 2006-2007, he worked as the artistic director for Aviva Art Program. In 2007, Dr. Graf was chosen to be a co-curator of the 10th Istanbul Biennial project "night comers." In 2009, he was selected to curate the exhibition "Temporary Harassment" for the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Project. In the same year, he was also invited to curate exhibitions for CaleidoscopeEurope in Evora, Portugal (Not a Lens but a Prism) as well as for the Gallery CDA Projects in Istanbul (Hans & Helga).
Dr. Graf works as the resident curator at the Plato Art since 2010. He also teaches art theory and art management at Yeditepe University. Since 2004, he has been a consultant and freelance curator at the Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum.
His books:
Istanbul Biennale – Geschichte, Position, Wirkung, KV-Kadmos. Berlin, 2012.
Burcu Perçin - Duvar İktidarı, Art On. Istanbul, 2012.
Seçkin Pirim - Disiplin Fabrikası. Istanbul: Borusan, 2012.
Conceptual Colors of Genco Gülan. Istanbul: Artist and Berlin: Revolver, Berlin, 2011. (with Genco Gülan)
Löchte Jan, Zier Tobias, Jan Löchte – Der neue Katalog ist da. Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, 2010.
Parçalanmış Gerçekler. Istanbul: Boyut, 2009.
Genco Gülan Kavramsal Renkler. Galata Perform, 2008.
Blast of Silence, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart. Stuttgart, 2007. (with Rudolf Reiber & Andreas Baur, and Franz Hodjak)
Reference: yeditepe.academia.edu, mekan34.net
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