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.

Ipek Duben
Born1941 (age 82–83)
NationalityTurkish
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Agnes Scott College
Websitehttps://ipekduben.com

Her book İpek Duben: The Skin, Body, and I was published in 2024.[3]

Education

edit

Ipek 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]

Collections

edit

Ipek 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

edit
  1. ^ a b c "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "İpek Duben "The Skin, Body, And I" SALT / Beyoğlu |". Flash Art. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "İpek Duben: The Skin, Body, and I". Salt Online. Retrieved 9 September 2024.