Education:
BS, MS, Middle East Technical University; MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
Professional experience includes:
Principal, Newgray Research & Design; manager of media projects, Prospect New Orleans; new media projects manager, New Museum of Contemporary Art
Exhibitions include:
Venice Biennale; Istanbul Biennale; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center; Momenta Art; Exit Art; apexart; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna; ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany; Istanbul Modern; Museu da Cidade, Lisbon; Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art, Sarajevo; State Museum of Fine Arts, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Books and publications include:
The Sea-Image: Visual Manifestations of Port Cities and Global Waters; 101 Artworks: Forty Years of Turkish Contemporary Art; Politics of Art; Unleashed: Contemporary Art from Turkey; Political/Minimal; Networked Cultures: Parallel Architectures and the Politics of Space; Performance Histories; User’s Manual: Contemporary Art in Turkey: 1986-2006; Time Present, Time Past: Highlights from 20 Years of the Istanbul Biennial; 60 Years 60 Artists; Under the Sign of the City: Contemporary Art from Turkey; Art Review; Frieze; Cabinet; The New York Times; Flash Art
Artist residencies include:
La Friche la Belle de Mai, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Extra City, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Ecotopia
