Kutluğ Ataman

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Kutluğ Ataman
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Born1961 (age 59–60)
Alma materUniversity of California
Known forvideo art, documentary films
Notable work
İki Genç Kız, Küba, The Lamb, Twelve

Kutluğ Ataman (born 1961) is a Turkish-American[1] contemporary artist and filmmaker, who produces both photography and video art. He won the Carnegie Prize for his works Kuba in 2004. In the same year he was nominated for Turner Prize for his work Twelve. He resides in London.

Biography[]

Ataman was born in Istanbul in 1961; his father was a diplomat. As a young man, he was involved in filming the events of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, which led to his imprisonment and torture.[2] After his release, in 1981 he left Turkey and moved to California, remaining there for 15 years. He graduated in 1985 with a BA in Film from the University of California and completed his MFA in 1988. As of 2004 he lives in Istanbul, London and Barcelona.[3]

Openly gay himself, Ataman's work often explores sexual identity and gender.[4] In 1997 he filmed Turkish opera diva Semiha Berksoy, and his piece Women Who Wear Wigs featured four Turkish women – a revolutionary whose face remained obscured, well-known journalist and breast cancer survivor , an anonymous devout Muslim student, and a transsexual.[5]

Ataman was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2004 for his contribution to the Istanbul Biennale. In the same year Ataman won the Carnegie Prize for his video installation Kuba, and for various exhibitions in 2003–2004.[6] He received the Best Director award for the film İki Genç Kız at the 2005 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.[7] The Lamb movie won many awards there too including the best director and the best movie awards.[2]

Filmography[]

Director:

References[]

  1. ^ "Art: Welcome to Küba", The Times, 2005, retrieved 8 January 2021, Ataman is a Turkish-born naturalised American who now lives in London. He left Istanbul in 1980...
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Prince, Mark. "Ataman's Logos". Art In America Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ Kutlug Ataman: Paradise | OCMA | Orange County Museum of Art
  4. ^ Ratnam, Niru (29 December 2002). "Kutlug Ataman". The Observer. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ ‘Women Who Wear Wigs’, Kutlug Ataman, 1999 | Tate
  6. ^ Turner Prize 2004 artists: Kutlug Ataman | Tate
  7. ^ Turkish Director Kutlug Ataman’s ‘The Lamb’ Takes Top Honors At Antalya Film Festival – Variety

External links[]

Awards
Preceded by
Uğur Yücel 		Golden Orange Award for Best Director
2005
for İki Genç Kız 		Succeeded by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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