- Kutluğ Ataman
Kutluğ Ataman (born 1961 in
Istanbul ,Turkey ) is a Turkishcontemporary artist andfilmmaker , whose pieces inphotography andvideo art have won him much critical praise.Biography
Openly
gay himself, Ataman's work often exploressexual identity andgender . In 1997 he filmed Turkishopera diva Semiha Berksoy , and his piece "Women Who Wear Wigs" featured four Turkish women - a revolutionary whose face remained obscured, well-knownjournalist andbreast cancer survivorNevval Sevindi , an anonymous devoutMuslim student, and anactivist andtranssexual prostitute .He was born in
Istanbul ,Turkey in 1961 and graduated in 1985 with a BA in Film from theUniversity of California . He completed his MFA in 1988. As of 2004 he lives and works in Istanbul,London andBarcelona .Ataman was shortlisted for the
Turner Prize in 2004 for his contribution to theIstanbul Biennial 2003, and for various exhibitions in 2003-2004. He received the "Best Director" award for the film "İki Genç Kız " at the 2005Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival .Although a successful video artist Ataman has not had the same level of success in the area of feature films, having gained a reputation for being an extremely exacting artist but unable to function properly in the collaborative arena of filmmaking unless he himself was in complete control. His latest project to suffer collapse, "The Coat", had to be abandoned due to the director getting cold feet at the eleventh hour and refusing to appear during pre-production on the island of Cyprus in 2005.
Filmography
Director:
* "Karanlık Sular" (1993)
* "Lola + Bilidikid" (1999)
* "The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read" (2002) (V)
* "İki Genç Kız " (2005)External links
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* [http://www.kutlug-ataman.co.uk/index.html Kutlug Ataman.co.uk]
* [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0%2C11913%2C865626%2C00.html Observer article on Ataman]
* [http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/kutlugataman Kutluğ Ataman] at Lehmann Maupin Gallery
* [http://www.de-regulation.org De-regulation with the work of Kutluğ Ataman] Exhibition at MUHKA Antwerp from 17.03-28.05.2006
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