Burçak Bingöl’s works explore notions of belonging, cultural heritage, identity, decoration and failure by blurring the boundaries between these seemingly distinct notions. Through her labor- intensive process of tracing, copying and re-forming, she adopts an analytical approach to new configurations. The works are psychological landscapes that hover between abstraction and representation, rejection and preservation that both embrace and disregard Eastern and Western traditions. Working with various mediums such as ceramics, drawings, video, photography and installation, Bingöl’s works are constant re-working of materials and objects to converge to a repetitive act where fiction and failure merges.
Burçak Bingöl (b.1976) Born in Görele, raised in Ankara, she lives and works in Istanbul. Her works are in many private and public collections in the US, Europe and the Middle and Far East including The Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York. Represented by Zilberman Gallery, İstanbul - Berlin.
2009-2008
EDUCATION
Photography,
The New School,
New York, USA
2002-2008
PhD, Ceramics,
Hacettepe University,
Ankara, Turkey
2000-2002
MFA, Ceramics,
Hacettepe University,
Ankara, Turkey
1996-2000
BFA, Ceramics,
Hacettepe University,
Ankara, Turkey
1985-1991
Music (part-time student)
Hacettepe University, Ankara State Conservatory,
Ankara, Turkey
COLLECTIONS
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
21st Century Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Baksı Museum, Bayburt, Turkey
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, Poland
Salsali Private Museum, Dubai, UAE
Private Collections in Turkey, Europe, North America, the Middle and Far East
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
2019
Interrupted Halfway Through,
Zilberman Gallery, Berlin, Germany
April 24 - July 27
Living Inside a Tale and There Only,
Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
May 14 - August 17
2018
RESIDENCIES AND ACTIVITIES
Artist Residency, Iaspis
Stockholm, Sweden
October - December
Book Launch and Conversation,
with Wendy Shaw
Zilberman Gallery, Berlin, Germany
May 21
Artist Talk, Mamut SHOTS
Mamut Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
April 19
Artist Residency, Zilberman Gallery
Berlin, Germany
September 25 - November 15
Jury Member, Base 2018
İstanbul, Turkey
Jury Member, Young Fresh Different (2012-2018),
Galeri Zilberman
İstanbul, Turkey
Jury Member,"Conceptual Varieties", Ceramic Exhibition, SSEDD
Turkey
Jury Member, Young Fresh Different (2012-2018),
Galeri Zilberman
İstanbul, Turkey
Workshop, Social City
İstanbul, Turkey; May 14 - 5
Stockholm, Switzerland; August 15 -18
Artist Talk, Montclair University
New Jersey, USA
April 10
Artist Talk, Karatay University
Konya, Turkey
March 13
Conversation with Hera Buyuktasciyan and Yasemin Ozcan
"Fureya: Ceramics from the Public Sphere to the Studio Practice"
İstanbul, Turkey
January 6
2019
2018
Solo Presentation,
Untitled - San Francisco,
January 12-14
2017
Jardin Particulier,
French Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
October 24-29
Zilberman Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
February 18 - April 30
2015
Solo Presentation,
VOLTA NY, Pier 90, New York, USA
March 5 - 8
2014
A Carriage Affair,
Galeri Zilberman, İstanbul, Turkey
May 10 - June 21
Solo Presentation,
Art Basel Hong Kong Insight, China
May 15 - 18
2011
Cabinet of Curiosities,
Cda-Projects, İstanbul, Turkey
May 14 - June 14
2009
Feeling The Blanks,
Turkish Embassy Art Gallery, New York, USA
July 20 - 30
2008
Attention! Fragile,
PhD Graduation Show,
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara, Turkey
December 1 - 5
Ankara 3+1,
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara, Turkey
March 5 - 6
2006
Syste-Matic,
Artist-in-Residency Exhibition,
Thomas Hunter Gallery, Hunter College, New York City, USA
August 1 - 29
2017
Jury Member, Baticim Painting and Sculpture Competition
Turkey
Conversation with Residents from Cité des Artes, Salon IKSV
İstanbul, Turkey
2016
Artist Residency by IKSV, Cité des Artes
Paris, France
April - June
Artist Talk, Seramik Yapmak ya da Yapmamak, Pera Museum
İstanbul, Turkey
March 12
Artist Talk, Natur Morte, Plato Sanat
İstanbul, Turkey
March 17
2015
Founder Lecturer at Nesin Art Village
Şirince, İzmir, Turkey
Participant, FIELD MEETING Take 2: An Afterthought,
Venice Biennial Collateral Event
Venice, Italy
May 8
Artist Talk, H.U. Fine Arts Faculty
Ankara, Turkey
April 30
Presentation, 10th Ufat Photography Days, "Signals &Systems"
Bursa, Turkey
22-25 April
2014
Lecture Performance, ACAW
NYC, USA
Jury Member, Young Fresh Different (2012-2013),
Galeri Zilberman
İstanbul, Turkey
2013
Curatorial travel grant in Europe, Goethe Institute
Ankara, Turkey
2011
Visiting Artist, Eczacıbaşı Sanat Atölyesi
İstanbul, Turkey
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
I'm an Eye, A Mechanical Eye
curated by Naz Beşcan,
Zilberman Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
May 14 - July 5
2018
House of Wisdom
curated by Collective Çukurcuma
Bonington Gallery, Nottingham, UK
September 28 - October 27
Future of Travel / the Journey of the Artwork,
NOKS Independent Art Space, İstanbul, Turkey
September 9 - October 7
First Round,
Selections from the Çarmıklı Collection
Galata Greek School, İstanbul, Turkey
April 6 - May 12
Unleashing,
curated by Işın Önol and Livia Alexander,
Columbia University, Teachers College, New York,
April 1- May 31
2017
Guest: Unexpected
curated by Özlem Ünsal,
MIXER, İstanbul, Turkey
15 December 2016 - 13 January 2017
A Good Neighbour, 15th Istanbul Biennial
curated by Elmgreen & Dragset,
İstanbul, Turkey
September 16 - December 12
Past Meets Present,
curated by Huma Kabakçı and Mine Küçük,
Anna Laudel Galeri, İstanbul, Turkey
September 7 - October 13
Çanakkale Art Walk 2017: Homeland,
Osnabrück, Germany
June 6 - August 8
Tiny Office Art,
Consulate General of Sweden, İstanbul, Turkey
House of Wisdom,
curated by Naz Cuguoğlu & Mine Kaplangı,
Dzialdov Project Space, Berlin, Germany
April 29 - June 4
Sculpture,
SPM (Salsali Private Museum), Dubai, UAE
March 13 - September 11
2016
Stay With Me: Artists´ Diaries from İstanbul,
21er Haus, Vienna, Austria
26 October 2016 - 08 January 2017
O Zaman Renk!
curated by Selen Sarıoğlu,
Artnivo Project Space, Istanbul, Turkey
September 22 - November 11
Ultrahabitat,
Zilberman Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Printed 16’,
Mixer, Istanbul, Turkey
Nature Morte,
Curated by Marcus Graf,
Plato Sanat, İstanbul, Turkey
January 21 - March 5
Stay With Me,
De Kijkdoos Public Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands
January 16 - February 12
2015
With His Feet Resting Heavily on Clouds,
Curated by Antonello Tolve,
Pescara, Italy
November - February
On,
Curated by Marcus Graf,
Baksı Museum, Bayburt, Turkey
August 12 - May 12
Minor Heroisms,
Curated by Nat Muller,
Galeri Zilberman, İstanbul, Turkey
September 2 - October 24
Thinking Currents,
Curated by Leeza Ahmady,
Seattle, WA, USA
2014
Stay With Me!,
Apartment Project, Berlin, Germany
Sculpture Road to Miro,
curated by Emre Zeytinoğlu and Nilüfer Ergin,
Baksı Museum, Bayburt, Turkey
Leanerd Helplessness,
curated by Işın Önol,
Bergsen&Bergsen Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2013
The Way We Were,
curated by Ferhat Özgür,
Galeri Zilberman, İstanbul, Turkey
2012
Encounters: Turkish Contemporary Art in Korea,
curated by Hasan Bülent Kahraman,
Seoul, South Korea
Figure Out: Contemporary Turkish Arts,
Artsawa, Dubai, UAE
Who Left? / What Behind ?,
Flying Broom, Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Turkey
2011
Ceramic Material And Material Culture,
Flushing Town Hall, Queens, New York, USA
Untitled Original,
Cda-Projects, İstanbul, Turkey
2010
Relief Valve,
New Agrarian Center, Oberlin, Ohio, USA
2008
We Don’t Have Any Obstacles,
ANKARA 3+1 Exhibition, Hacettepe University,
Ankara,Turkey
2006
International Miniature Ceramics Competition Exhibition,
Zagrep, Crotia
2005
The Works From The New Generation of Turkish Artists,
Hacettepe University Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
Multi-Cultural Identity: Cultural Heritage, Arts, Image,
Exhibition organized by the Turco-British Association,
Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Turkey
2nd International Contemporary Mosaic Biennial,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2003
34-06 Group Ceramics Exhibition,
Toyan Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2002
62nd The State Painting And Sculpture Exhibition,
Ankara, Turkey
2010
Cura Bodrum Residency
Bodrum, Turkey
2009
‘Occupation: Curator’, workshop with Suzanne Jaschko,
Goethe Institute
Ankara, Turkey
2006
Artist-in-Resident, Workshops and Talks,
Hunter College
New York, USA
2004
Participant Artist, Workshops and Talks,
2nd International Contemporary Ceramic Sessions,
Buenos Aires and Obera, Argentina
2004-2007
Chorister, Koro@Modern Music Group,
Ankara, Turkey
1995-2012
Chorister, Koro@Modern Music Group,
Ankara, Turkey
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2019
Young Fresh Different 10: One Must Continue
Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
July 13 - August 17
2011
Erinnerungen An Die Fremde,
Goethe Institute, Ankara, Turkey
Existrong,
Cda-Projects, İstanbul, Turkey
January 7 - 29
2010
Nearfar: The Reaction Interstice,
Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, Ankara, Turkey
May 7