Ahmet Ögüt
Encyclopedia
Ahmet Ögüt is a conceptual art
ist living and working in Amsterdam
, Netherlands
. He works with a broad range of media including video, photography, installation, drawing and printed media. In 2009 he represented Turkey in the Pavilion of Turkey at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennial.
in 2003, and his MFA from the Art and Design Faculty of Yildiz Technical University
in 2006. Ögüt has been a guest artist at the Rijksakademie
van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam in 2007-2008.
, Istanbul, 2006; 'Softly But Firmly', Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, 2007; 'Across the Slope', Centre d'Art Santa Mònica
, Barcelona, 2008; 'Mutual Issues, Inventive Acts', Kunsthalle Basel
, 2008; 'Things we count', Künstlerhaus Bremen, 2009; 'Speculative Social Fantasies', Artspace, Sydney, 2010.
Group exhibitions include 'Lapses', 53rd Venice Biennial / The Pavilion of Turkey, Venice, 2009; 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, 2009; 'Take the Money and Run', De Appel, Amsterdam, 2009; 'The Generational', The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009; 7th SITE Santa Fe Biennial, 2008; 5th Berlin Biennial, 2008; 'Fuild Street', Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, 2008; 'Be[com]ing Dutch', Van Abbemuseum
, 2008; 'Car Culture', Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
, 2008; 'Stalking with Stories', Apexart, 2007; 1st Contemporary Art Biennale of Thessaloniki, 2007; 'Normalization', Rooseum
Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, 2006; 9th Istanbul Biennial
, 2005.
, London and Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, 2007) ISBN 978-1-906012-02-1;
Softly but Firmly (published by Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, 2007) ISBN 978-3-86588-420-6;
On The Road to Other Lands (published by A Prior and 5th Berlin Biennial, 2008);
Informal Incidents (published by art-ist contemporary art, Istanbul, 2008) ISBN 978-975-00290-5-9
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
ist living and working in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He works with a broad range of media including video, photography, installation, drawing and printed media. In 2009 he represented Turkey in the Pavilion of Turkey at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennial.
Education
Ahmet Ögüt received his BA from the Fine Arts Faculty of Hacettepe UniversityHacettepe University
Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
in 2003, and his MFA from the Art and Design Faculty of Yildiz Technical University
Yildiz Technical University
Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began...
in 2006. Ögüt has been a guest artist at the Rijksakademie
Rijksakademie
The Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten is a two-year residency for visual artists, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Funded by the Dutch government, residents are granted a stipend and are allotted a personal studio in the former military barracks building in which the Rijksakademie is housed...
van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam in 2007-2008.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions since 2005 include 'Ahmet Ögüt', Mala Galerija / The Museum of Modern Art of Ljubljana, 2005; 'Ahmet Ögüt and Borga Kantürk', Platform Garanti Contemporary Art CenterPlatform Garanti Contemporary Art Center
The contemporary art institution Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center opened in 2001 and was located on the pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Turkey...
, Istanbul, 2006; 'Softly But Firmly', Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, 2007; 'Across the Slope', Centre d'Art Santa Mònica
Centre d'Art Santa Mònica
Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, sometimes shortened as CASM, is a public museum of contemporary art in Barcelona opened in 1988. It's located in the Raval side of Rambla de Santa Mònica . It has no permanent collection but it hosts a number of travelling expositions of contemporary Spanish and...
, Barcelona, 2008; 'Mutual Issues, Inventive Acts', Kunsthalle Basel
Kunsthalle Basel
Since opening in 1872, Kunsthalle Basel has examined various positions concerning contemporary art. This renowned exhibition space in the Swiss city of Basel has a very long tradition of supporting avant-garde artists and expanding the accepted boundaries of contemporary art. Contemporary art...
, 2008; 'Things we count', Künstlerhaus Bremen, 2009; 'Speculative Social Fantasies', Artspace, Sydney, 2010.
Group exhibitions include 'Lapses', 53rd Venice Biennial / The Pavilion of Turkey, Venice, 2009; 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, 2009; 'Take the Money and Run', De Appel, Amsterdam, 2009; 'The Generational', The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009; 7th SITE Santa Fe Biennial, 2008; 5th Berlin Biennial, 2008; 'Fuild Street', Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, 2008; 'Be[com]ing Dutch', Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in central Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the east bank of the Dommel river. Established in 1936, the Abbe Museum is named after its founder, Abbe Henri. Abbe was a lover of modern art and wanted to enjoy it there from Eindhoven...
, 2008; 'Car Culture', Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is the state of Arizona's only permanent museum dedicated solely to modern works of art, design and architecture. The museum is located in the Old Town district of downtown Scottsdale, Arizona....
, 2008; 'Stalking with Stories', Apexart, 2007; 1st Contemporary Art Biennale of Thessaloniki, 2007; 'Normalization', Rooseum
Rooseum
The Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, located in Malmö, Sweden, was a formally private-owned centre for contemporary art. Founded in 1988 by the Swedish art collector and financier Fredrik Roos, the Rooseum promoted experimental relationships between art, artists and audience, by offering...
Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, 2006; 9th Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul Biennial
The International Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, held every two years in Istanbul, Turkey, since 1987. The biennial is organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. The Biennial aims to create a meeting point in İstanbul in the field of visual arts between artists...
, 2005.
Books
Today in History (published by Book WorksBook Works
Book Works is a contemporary visual arts publisher, based in London. Established in 1984, it has "the mission to disseminate visual art practice to as wide and diverse an audience as possible." It is a publicly funded organisation and a registered charity, its supporters including Arts Council...
, London and Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, 2007) ISBN 978-1-906012-02-1;
Softly but Firmly (published by Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, 2007) ISBN 978-3-86588-420-6;
On The Road to Other Lands (published by A Prior and 5th Berlin Biennial, 2008);
Informal Incidents (published by art-ist contemporary art, Istanbul, 2008) ISBN 978-975-00290-5-9