Kutlug Ataman

Biography

Ataman studied film at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, graduating with an MFA in 1988 and has pursued a career both as a filmmaker and artist. Ataman has received critical acclaim for his films, which document the lives of marginalized individuals. Ataman's films examine the way in which we create and rewrite our identities through self-expression and the blurred line between reality and fiction. In 2004 Ataman was short-listed for the Turner Prize at the Tate, and he participated in the Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, where he was awarded its prestigious Carnegie Prize. In 2008, the Abraaj Capital Art Prize named Ataman and curator Cristiana Perrella, as winners of its first curator and artist team competition. Their project will be unveiled during the Art Dubai fair in March 2009. His recent solo exhibitions include Paradise, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California (2007), De-Regulation With the Work of Kutlug Ataman, MuHKA, Belgium (2006), Kuba, Artangel (2005), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (2005), Long Streams, Serpentine Gallery, London and Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Centre, Denmark (2002). Group exhibitions include Moscow Biennial (2007); Without Boundary, Seventeen Ways of Looking, MOMA New York; Documentary Fictions, Caixa Forum, Barcelona (2004); Istanbul Biennial (2003); Testimonies: between Fiction and Reality, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece (2003); Witness, Barbican, London (2003); Days Like These, Tate Triennial, Tate Britain (2003); Documenta 11, Kassel, Germany (2002); Berlin Biennial, Germany (2001); 48th Venice Biennale (1999); Manifesta 2, Luxembourg (1998). To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

Museum Exhibitions

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Selected Works

Turkish Delight, 2006 single-channel video projection approximately 71 inches (180 cm) high Edition of 5 LM10429
Turkish Delight, 2006 single-channel video projection approximately 71 inches (180 cm) high Edition of 5 LM10429

Fool, 2004 DVD, household TV variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM8171
Fool, 2004 DVD, household TV variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM8171

Stefan's Room, 2004 5 DVDs five-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM7855
Stefan's Room, 2004 5 DVDs five-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM7855

Cinderella and the Virgin, 2004 two-channel video variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM8169
Cinderella and the Virgin, 2004 two-channel video variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM8169

The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read, 2002 4 DVDs, each approximately 1 hour four-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM3417
The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read, 2002 4 DVDs, each approximately 1 hour four-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM3417

1+1=1, 2002 2 DVDs, each approximately 50 minutes two- screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM6181
1+1=1, 2002 2 DVDs, each approximately 50 minutes two- screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM6181

99 Names, 2002 5 DVDs five-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM6190
99 Names, 2002 5 DVDs five-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM6190

It's a vicious circle, 2002 DVD, 60 minutes multi-screen video installation Edition of 5 LM6327
It's a vicious circle, 2002 DVD, 60 minutes multi-screen video installation Edition of 5 LM6327

Never My Soul, 2001 single-screen video installation, approximately 3 hours variable dimensions (approximately 4 x 8 meters) Edition of 5 LM3208
Never My Soul, 2001 single-screen video installation, approximately 3 hours variable dimensions (approximately 4 x 8 meters) Edition of 5 LM3208

Martin Is Asleep, 1999 DVD, dollhouse bed, projector variable dimensions LM3294
Martin Is Asleep, 1999 DVD, dollhouse bed, projector variable dimensions LM3294

kutlug ataman's semiha b. unplugged, 1997 single-screen video installation, approximately 8 hours variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM3289
kutlug ataman's semiha b. unplugged, 1997 single-screen video installation, approximately 8 hours variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM3289

Nothing, 2003 DVD variable dimensions Edition of 6 LM7169
Nothing, 2003 DVD variable dimensions Edition of 6 LM7169

Twelve, 2003 6 DVDs, each approximately 45 minutes six-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM6623
Twelve, 2003 6 DVDs, each approximately 45 minutes six-screen video installation with variable dimensions Edition of 5 LM6623

Kuba, 2004 40 DVDs 40 monitor video installation Edition of 5 LM7861
Kuba, 2004 40 DVDs 40 monitor video installation Edition of 5 LM7861

KUTLUG ATAMAN fff, 2007 ten-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 3 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul Commissioned by the Whitechapel Gallery, London; Arts Council England, London; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, London LM11038
KUTLUG ATAMAN fff, 2007 ten-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 3 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul Commissioned by the Whitechapel Gallery, London; Arts Council England, London; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, London LM11038

Available Works

KUTLUG ATAMAN Frame (Mesopotamian Dramaturgies), 2009 backlit still photograph Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM12139 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Frame (Mesopotamian Dramaturgies), 2009 backlit still photograph Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM12139 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Journey to the Moon (Mesopotamian Dramaturgies), 2009 mixed media dimensions variable Edition of 3 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul Commissioned by the Arts Council England, UK, the Borusan Foundation, Turkey, the British School at Rome, Italy, the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation, UK, Francesca Minini, Milan, Italy, the Henry Moore Foundation, UK, the ICA, UK, Lentos Art Museum, Linz, Austria, Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture, MAXXI- National Museum of the XXI Century Arts, Rome, UniCredit Group, Italy, Vehbi Koc Foundation, Turkey LM12137 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Journey to the Moon (Mesopotamian Dramaturgies), 2009 mixed media dimensions variable Edition of 3 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul Commissioned by the Arts Council England, UK, the Borusan Foundation, Turkey, the British School at Rome, Italy, the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation, UK, Francesca Minini, Milan, Italy, the Henry Moore Foundation, UK, the ICA, UK, Lentos Art Museum, Linz, Austria, Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture, MAXXI- National Museum of the XXI Century Arts, Rome, UniCredit Group, Italy, Vehbi Koc Foundation, Turkey LM12137 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN English as a Second Language (Mesopotamian Dramaturgies), 2009 two screen projection dimensions variable Edition of 3 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM12153 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN English as a Second Language (Mesopotamian Dramaturgies), 2009 two screen projection dimensions variable Edition of 3 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM12153 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Double Roasted, 2007 single-channel video on compact flash media monitor: 6.75 x 4.5 x 2.125 inches 17.1 x 11.4 x 5.4 cm Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM10561 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Double Roasted, 2007 single-channel video on compact flash media monitor: 6.75 x 4.5 x 2.125 inches 17.1 x 11.4 x 5.4 cm Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM10561 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Paradise, 2007 24-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Paradise was commissioned by BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, and Treaty of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, England; Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, USA; the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, USA; and the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada. Paradise is produced by Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü / The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM10240 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Paradise, 2007 24-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Paradise was commissioned by BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, and Treaty of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, England; Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, USA; the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, USA; and the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada. Paradise is produced by Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü / The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM10240 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Testimony, 2006 single-channel video on DVD 7 minutes 35 seconds, looped Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM10289 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Testimony, 2006 single-channel video on DVD 7 minutes 35 seconds, looped Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM10289 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Cinderella and the Virgin, 2004 two-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM8169 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Cinderella and the Virgin, 2004 two-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM8169 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Küba, 2004 40-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Commissioned by Artangel and co-produced by Carnegie International 2004/2005, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna and Theater der Welt 2005, Stuttgart. Film production by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul. Courtesy of the Artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York. LM7860 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Küba, 2004 40-monitor video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Commissioned by Artangel and co-produced by Carnegie International 2004/2005, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna and Theater der Welt 2005, Stuttgart. Film production by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul. Courtesy of the Artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York. LM7860 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Stefan's Room, 2004 five-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM7853 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Stefan's Room, 2004 five-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM7853 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Twelve (Installation for Turner Prize Exhibition at Tate Britain, London), 2003 six-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM7846 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Twelve (Installation for Turner Prize Exhibition at Tate Britain, London), 2003 six-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM7846 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN 1+1=1, 2002 two-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable; each DVD approximately 50 minutes, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM6182 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN 1+1=1, 2002 two-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable; each DVD approximately 50 minutes, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM6182 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN 99 Names (Installation at Museum of Modern Art, New York), 2002 five-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York and Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam LM6190 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN 99 Names (Installation at Museum of Modern Art, New York), 2002 five-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York and Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam LM6190 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN It's a vicious circle, 2002 single or multi-screen video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM6328 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN It's a vicious circle, 2002 single or multi-screen video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM6328 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Never My Soul, 2001 single-screen video installation on hard drive dimensions variable; approximately 3 hours, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM6721 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Never My Soul, 2001 single-screen video installation on hard drive dimensions variable; approximately 3 hours, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM6721 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Women Who Wear Wigs, 1999 four-channel video installation on DVD dimensions variable; each DVD approximately 60 minutes, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM2918 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Women Who Wear Wigs, 1999 four-channel video installation on DVD dimensions variable; each DVD approximately 60 minutes, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM2918 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN kutlug ataman's semiha b. unplugged, 1997 single-screen video installation on hard drive dimensions variable; approximately 8 hours, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM3292 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN kutlug ataman's semiha b. unplugged, 1997 single-screen video installation on hard drive dimensions variable; approximately 8 hours, looped Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM3292 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read (Installation at Documenta 11, Kassel, Germany), 2002 four-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable; each DVD approximately 60 minutes Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM3424 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read (Installation at Documenta 11, Kassel, Germany), 2002 four-screen video installation on DVD dimensions variable; each DVD approximately 60 minutes Edition of 5 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul, with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York LM3424 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Nothing, 2003 single-channel video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM7170 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Nothing, 2003 single-channel video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM7170 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN Beautiful (no. 2), 2003 single-channel video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition 6 of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM7190 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN Beautiful (no. 2), 2003 single-channel video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition 6 of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM7190 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

KUTLUG ATAMAN World (no. 1), 2003 single-channel video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM7198 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
KUTLUG ATAMAN World (no. 1), 2003 single-channel video on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul LM7198 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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