Ipek Duben
Ipek Duben (born 1941) is a contemporary visual artist based in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] She produces artist books, poetry, installations, video, painting and sculpture. Her work deals with identity, feminism, and migration with a strong emphasis on social and political criticism.[2] Besides actively producing and exhibiting art, Duben also has numerous published essays and books on art and criticism. Her work has been shown in international institutions, including Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (2022); Kunstraum Keuzberg/Bethanien (2022); Social Works, Frieze London (2018); Brighton Festival (2017); Fabrica, Brighton, UK (2017); SALT Galata, Istanbul (2015); British Museum, London (2014); 13th Istanbul Biennial (2013); Istanbul Modern (2011, 2009); the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. (2010); and Akademie der Künst, Berlin (2009). In 2015, SALT published a collection of her essays on art and criticism written between 1978 and 2010. Her book İpek Duben: The Skin, Body, and I was published in 2024.[3] EducationIpek Duben earned her BA at Agnes Scott College (1963), MA (1965) and ABD (1969, all but the dissertation) in Political science at the University of Chicago.[1] CollectionsIpek Duben's works are held in the collection of the British Museum.[1] SALT e-publications İpek Duben Yazı ve Söyleşileri 1978-2010 [İpek Duben Essays and Interviews 1978-2010], http://saltonline.org/tr/1432; İpek Duben [ONLAR/THEY, Video Installation], http://saltonline.org/tr/1432, 2016 References
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