Haluk Akakce (1970 − )
Haluk Akakçe was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1970.
He studied architecture at Bilkent University in Ankara, and then received an MFA in video and performance at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
He has exhibited in Berlin, London, New York, Milan, Paris, Istanbul, Seoul and elsewhere and in the Shanghai and São Paulo Biennials.
He currently lives and works in London and New York where he mainly produces videos which incorporate elements of painting, architecture, sculpture and sound.
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Glossary (3)
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
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Sculpture
A three-dimensional work of art. Such works may be carved, modelled, constructed, or cast. Sculptures can also be described as assemblage, in the round, relief, and made in a huge variety of media. Contemporary practice also includes live elements, as in Gilbert & George 'Living Sculpture' as well as broadcast work, radio or sound sculpture.
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Video
Images recorded on videotape or on optical disc to be viewed on television screens, or projected onto screens. The medium through which these images are recorded and displayed.
Work Theme
Past exhibitions
FLICKER: A VISUAL INTERVENTION IN THE CITYSCAPE OF DAMASCUS
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2009
- Syria, Damascus
- Syria, Damascus
- Syria, Damascus
- Syria, Damascus, UNIVERSITY OF DAMASCUS
SUPERNOVA
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2009
- Wales, Swansea, GLYNN VIVIAN ART GALLERY
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2007
- Cyprus, Nicosia, NICOSIA MUNICIPAL ARTS CENTRE
- Croatia, Split, MULTIMEDIA CENTER
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2006
- Croatia, Zagreb, GLIPTOTEKA
- Slovakia, Trnava, JAN KONIAREK GALLERY
- Czech Republic, Prague, CITY ART GALLERY
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2005
- Lithuania, Vilnius, CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
- Estonia, Tallinn, KUNSTIHOONE
- Poland, Krakow, BUNKIER SZTUKI GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
