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Cevdet Erek

Cevdet Erek’s work is characterised by a marked use of rhythm and site specificity. Erek combines video, sound and images, often in an attempt to alter the viewer’s perception and experience of a given space. The result functions as a hypothesis, probing the viewer’s instinctive logic and thus appealing to the senses. Solo show took place at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin and ARTER Istanbul; Art Institute of Chicago (2019); The Turkish Pavillion at the 57th Venice Biennale; MUAC, Mexico City; MuHKA, Antwerp; Spike Island in Bristol, UK; Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland; Heidelberger Kunstverein; Kasseler Kunstverein, Germany.Erek participated in the 14th Istanbul Biennale (2015), Marrakech Biennial (2013), the 11th Sarjah Biennial (2013), and dOCUMENTA 13; MAXXI in Rome; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Shanghai Biennale; 12th Istanbul Biennial; 7th Asia Pacific Triennial in Brisbane a.o.Cevdet Erek received the Nam June Paik award in 2012 and was nominated for the Jameel Prize 4 in 2017.