Gülsün Karamustafa
| Gülsün Karamustafa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1946 (age 69–70) Ankara, Turkey |
| Known for |
Painting Film-making Sculpture |
Gülsün Karamustafa (born 1946) is a painter, filmmaker and sculptor, living and working in Istanbul, recognised as "one of Turkey’s most outspoken and celebrated artists".[1] Karamustafa’s work explores socio-political issues in modern Turkey[2] using personal and historical narratives, addressing themes including sexuality and gender, exile and ethnicity, and the role of religion and secularism in society.[1][3]
Early life and education
Karamustafa was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1946. Her father was a radio presenter[4] Hikmet Münir Ebcioğlu. From 1958 - 1963 Karamustafa attended high school at Ankara College. In 1969, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul, where she was taught by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu.[5] Soon after her graduation, she was convicted for concealing a political fugitive in her home in Istanbul[6] and had her passport annulled as a result, leaving her unable to travel or emigrate until 1987. She gained a PhD from the Department of Art at the School of Applied Arts in Istanbul in 1981.
Works
My relation with art did not develop from personal satisfaction or from the need to glorify what I do. I have been carrying art as a heavy mission from the very beginning. I always have the thought that I need to produce and carry this production to a significant place.[7]
Karamustafa's works can be broadly categorised into three thematics:
- works which explore migration, identity, memory and boundaries.
- works which explore her personal history and experiences and their relation to the above themes
- works which explore gender and femininity
She works across a variety of different mediums, using varied techniques and methods: installation, ready-mades, photographs and video.[8]
During Turkey's military coups in the early 1970s, Karamustafa and her husband actively participated in student protests and in 1971 were arrested as a result.[9] She explores this in an artwork titled The Stage created in 1998 where she features a photo taken at the courtroom. Her time in prison is documented in the 1972 series Prison Paintings, displayed for the first time in her 2013 solo exhibition A Promised Exhibition at SALT, Istanbul. In talking about the series, Karamustafa explained “I made them in order to remember, in order to be able to keep [what happened] in mind. After serving time in the Maltepe, Selimiye and Sağmalcılar prisons in İstanbul, I was sent to İzmit Prison to be with the ones sentenced to penal servitude for life[9] ".
Exhibitions
Her first professional exhibition took place in 1978 at the Istanbul Taksim Art Gallery.[10]
She participated in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th International Istanbul Biennials, the 3rd Kwangju, 8th Havana, 3rd Cetinje and 1st Seville Biennial.
Selected Solo Shows
- Swaddling the Baby, Villa Romana, Florence (2015)
- An Ordinary Love, Rampa, Istanbul (2014)
- Talisman, Rodeo Gallery, Istanbul (2013)
- The Apartment Building, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (2012)
- Etiquette, ifa Gallery, Berlin and Stuttgart (2011)
- Mobile Stages, Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (2008)
- Bosphorus 1954, Kunstmuseum Bonn (2008)
- Memory of a Square, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich (2006)
Selected Group Exhibitions
| Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Citizens and States[11] | Tate Modern |
| UK MDE15 – Local Stories, Global Practices[12] | Museum of Antioquia | |
| Go and Play with the Giant![13] | Villa Stück | |
| Artists in Their Time[14] | Istanbul Modern | |
| 2014 | Fragments of Empires[15] | Momentum, Berlin, Germany |
| Body Doubles[16] | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | |
| The Jerusalem Show VII – Fractures[17] | Al-Ma’mal, Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 31st São Paulo Biennial[18] | São Paulo, Brasil | |
| Art/Histories[19] | Museum der Moderne Salzburg | |
| Gesture[20] | Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 2013 | 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art[21] | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| The Unanswered Question. İskele2[22] | Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany | |
| Trade Routes[23] | Hauser & Wirth | |
| Memory Desire Power[24] | National Museum of Contemporary Art, Romania | |
| 2012 | 1st Kiev Biennial | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis[25] | The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Nicosia / Cyprus | |
| Video.Kunst[26] | Museum Essl, Klosterneuburg, Austria | |
| Care Crisis[27] | Futura, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 2011 | 3rd Singapore Biennial | Republic of Singapore |
| Location of Culture, | Pulchri, The Hague, Netherlands | |
| Modern Essays, Modernity Unveiled /Interweaving Histories | SALT | |
| Seven New Works, | Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Double Crescent | C24 Gallery | |
| Dream and Reality, | Istanbul Modern | |
| 2010 | Live Cinema/In the Round: Contemporary Art from the East Mediterranean[28] | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Sharing Waters | Depo, Istanbul / Turkey | |
| Istanbul Next Wave | Walter Gropius –Bau, Berlin / Germany | |
| CORRECT ME IF I’M CRITICAL | FELLESHUS der Nordischen Botschaften + NEST, Berlin / Germany | |
| When Ideas Become Crime, | Tütün Deposu, Istanbul / Turkey | |
| Tarjama/Translation | Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, New York / USA | |
| Bridges to Istanbul, | Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon / Portugal | |
| 2009 | Strange and Close | Play Van Abbe, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven |
| The View From Elsewhere | Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia | |
| 2008 | 11th Cairo Biennial | Cairo, Egypt |
| Who Killed the Painting | Neues Museum, Nürnberg | |
| Sensitive Timelines | 26 cc, Rome, Italy | |
| 2007 | Passion For Art | Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg, Austria |
| Modern and Beyond | Santralistanbul, Istanbul, Turkey | |
| cross-border | Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 2006 | Peace Tower | Whitney Biennale, New York, USA |
| People, Land, State | Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon, Israel | |
| Exorcising Exotism | Jhongsiao Dunhua Square, Taipei, People’s Republic of China | |
| Grand Promenade | National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece | |
| 2005 | IstanbulEindhoven | VanAbbe Museum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
| Some Stories | Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria | |
| NowHere Europe, Polo Muzeale Veneziano | 51. Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy | |
| How Latitudes Become Forms – Arte en la era global | Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey MARCO, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 2004 | When Latitudes Become Forms | Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, USA |
| Moderna by Night | Moderna Museet | |
| Videoletters | World Social Forum, Bombay, India | |
| Ethnic Marketing | Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève | |
| 2003 | When Latitudes Become Forms | Walker Art Center |
| El arte con la vida | 8th Havana Biennale, Havana, Cuba | |
| Blood&Honey | Sammlung Essl, Vienna, Austria | |
| Nerede/Burada | Modern Art Museum, Saitama, Japan | |
| 2002 | Routes | Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria |
| Do-It | e-flux.com | |
| Fuori Uso | Ferrotel, Pescara, Italy | |
| 2001 | Im Zeichen der Stadt | Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany |
| MUTATIONS “Rumor City” | TN Probe, Tokyo, Japan | |
| As you see me but I am not | Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany | |
| Witchcraft | Palais Thurn und Taxis, Bregenz, Austria | |
| 2000 | EKBATANA? | Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen |
| Négociations | CRAC, Centre Regional d’art Contemporain, Séte, France | |
| 3rd Gwangju Biennale | Gwangju, Korea | |
| 1999 | Stills, Cuts and Fragments | Ifa Gallery, Stuttgart |
| The Picture in the Hills | Dulcinea, Istanbul | |
| Passage du Bosphore | Musée de Picardie, Amiens |
Collections
Karamustafa's work has been collected internationally by public and private institutions.
- Tate Gallery. Memory of a Square 2005 is currently on display at Tate Modern.[29]
- Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago[30]
- MOMENTUM, Berlin[31]
- Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris[32]
- MUMOK, Vienna[33]
- Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg[34]
- Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven[35]
Awards
| Year | Award | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Prince Claus Award[36] | Netherlands |
| 2002 | Simavi Visual Arts Award | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2001 | Onufri 2001 International Exhibition, Special Award | Tirana, Albania |
| 1991 | 9th Fajr International Film Festival, Special Jury Award for the film “My Cinemas” | Tehran, Iran |
| 1987 | New Trends in Art Award | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 1985 | Contemporary Artists Award | Istanbul, Turkey |
References
- 1 2 "Gülsün Karamustafa". Guggenheim. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "HOW LATITUDES BECOME FORMS : Gülsün Karamustafa; interview by Aimee Chan". latitudes.walkerart.org. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa Haberleri ve Gülsün Karamustafa Gelişmeleri- Milliyet". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ Hasgüler, Solmaz Bunulday (September 2014). "Gülsün Karamustafa: A Vagabond, From Personal to Social, From Local to Global". Woman's Art Journal.
- ↑ Gallery, Rampa. "Rampa_Gulsun_Karamustafa" (PDF). Rampaistanbul.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "Illustrated History - 31a Bienal". www.31bienal.org.br. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Çalıkoğlu, eds., Levent (2008). Çağdaş Sanat Konuşmaları 3, 90’lı Yıllarda Türkiye’de Çağdaş Sanat Konuşmaları [Talks on Contemporary Art 3, Contemporary Art in Turkey in the 90s] (in Turkish). Istanbul: YKY. p. 54.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa | Momentum | by Barbara Heinrich". momentumworldwide.org. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- 1 2 Kiger, Rumeysa (2013-10-20). "Artist Gülsün Karamustafa fulfills promise in major SALT Beyoğlu exhibition". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "who's who : gulsun karamustafa". www.turkishculture.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa - Tate". Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa". MDE15. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Museum Villa Stuck: Geh und Spiel mit dem Riesen!". Villastuck.de. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ ISTANBUL MODERN, ISTANBUL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. "Artists in Their Time". Istanbulmodern.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Monentum : The Global Platform for Time Based Art". Monentumworldwide.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "MCA – Body Doubles". Mcachicago.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Al-Ma'mal Foundation - 2014: Fractures". Almamalfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Illustrated History - 31a Bienal". 31bienal.org.br. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Museum der Moderne: Art/Histories". Museummoderne.at. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Württ. Kunstverein Stuttgart: Gesture". Wkv-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa - Biennale 4". Biennale4.thessalonikiniennale.gr. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "The Unanswered Question. Iskele 2 - n.b.k. - Exhibitions". Nbk.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Exhibitions — Trade Routes — Hauser & Wirth". Hauserwirth.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ http://www.mnac.ro/archives/3290#more-3290 Good Girls /
- ↑ "Terra Mediterranea-In Crisis - NiMac". Nimac.org.cy. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "SPOTLIGHTS". Essl.museum. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "CARE CRISIS - FUTURA". Futuraproject.cz. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Live Cinema/In the Round: Contemporary Art from the East Mediterranean". Philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa | Tate". www.tate.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "MCA – Gülsün Karamustafa: Double Reality". mcachicago.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "GÜLSÜN KARAMUSTAFA Momentum Worldwide". Monmentumworldwide.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ agence, GAYA - La nouvelle. "Online collections | City of Paris museum of modern art". www.mam.paris.fr. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa". www.mumok.at. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Gülsün Karamustafa". Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Van Abbemuseum: collectie". vanabbemuseum.nl. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Prince Claus Fund - Network". www.princeclausfund.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.