Fatma Bucak
Fatma Bucak | |
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| Born | 1984 Turkey |
| Education | Royal College of Art,[1] Accademia Albertina |
| Known for | Photography, Performance Art, Video Installations |
Fatma Bucak (born 1984) is an artist and photographer who lives and works in London and Istanbul.[2]
Biography
[edit]She was born in Turkey, to a Kurdish family.[3] She works in a variety of media, including photography, performance, sound, 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 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]- 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]- 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
[edit]Bucak won the illy Present Future Award at Artissima 2013,[34] and the Tosseti Value Prize for Photography in 2021.[35][36]
Books
[edit]- So as to Find the Strength to See (published by Hopeful Monster, Turin, April 2018)[37] ISBN 978-88-7757-270-7
- I Must Say a Word about Fear (published by Castello di Rivoli, 2017)[38]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fatma Bucak". Royal College of Art. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak | Contributors | Frieze". www.frieze.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Siddons, Edward (2018-03-21). "Fatma Bucak's best photograph". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ McQuaid, Cate (2017-01-19). "Taking her camera to where frontiers meet". Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak". Loop Barcelona. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Fassi, Luigi. "Artissima 2022 in Turin". Lampoon Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Stories No Longer Untold". Hundred Heroines. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Fatma Bucak". Artnet. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Sights and Sounds: Turkey". The Jewish Museum. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Krunak-Hajagos, Emese (2021-03-19). "Acts of Erasure". Dart Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak". Arter. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Italian Council – Edizione 9". Creativita Contemporanea (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Collezione Internazionale". Fondazione Fotografia Moderna (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ Rome, American Academy in (2024-02-28). "Fatma Bucak". aarome.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ a b "Fatma Bucak". columbia.edu. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak". iscp-nyc.org. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Almost Married". idfa.nl/en. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Chen, Jess (2022-10-01). "Fatma Bucak". Artforum. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Giallombardo, Federica Maria (2022-12-15). "Se la musica incontra la storia. Fatma Bucak in mostra a Torino". Artribune (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak, Krista Belle Stewart: Acts of Erasure". Moca.ca. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Epps, Philomena (2018-03-26). "Fatma Bucak: Finding the Strength to See". ELEPHANT. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak. So As to Find the Strength to See". Arte.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ Macgilp, Ali (17 November 2017). "Pascal Hachem at The Mosaic Rooms and Fatma Bucak at Pi Artworks". Contemporary Art Society. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak". Z33. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Over a line, darkly". Artpace San Antonio. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ Kaplangi, Mine. "Istanbul: Exhibitions at Arter". Artfridge.de. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Becoming Flower". MAMAC. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Hanson, Matt (2020-03-23). "Art of distancing: Istanbul galleries at Art Basel online". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Abrams, Amah-Rose (2017-09-13). "Human rights at the heart of Gothenburg biennial". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Staging the Screen: Rä di Martino and Fatma Bucak". The Ryder Projects. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2013". ICA. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak: Sticks and Stones". Meer. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "And Men Turned Their Faces from There". Brown.edu. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Caroline Achaintre and Fatma Bucak, Illy Present Future 2013 Prize". moussemagazine.it. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Artissima Prizes". Artissima.art. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Infantino, Giacomo (2022-10-26). "Fatma Bucak, la fotografia che dà forma al silenzio". Il Giornale Dell'Arte (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Fatma Bucak: So as to find the strength to see". Hopeful Monster. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "I Must Say a Word about Fear: Fatma Bucak". Art Institute Chicago. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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