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Residency Program    |
| Emre Hüner Artist (Istanbul, Turkey) October 14 - November 12, 2009 |
Mr. Hüner will be in conversation with Rhizome Executive Director
Lauren Cornell at apexart on October 28 at 6:30
pm. |
Born
in Istanbul at 1977, Emre Hüner is an artist producing drawing,
video and spatial works following different techniques. He now
lives and works in Istanbul after being in Milan for eight years.
Central to his oeuvre are over technological, industrial progressions
and the concept of society of risk in this respect and the themes
such as the affinities of the modern man with architecture and
nature. Huner creates a common language in his works through using
an archive he formed out of various sources such as internet, found
out pictures and books.
In 2008 he has participated in two special projects, The Marmara Pera Screen, Yama, Istanbul where he realized “Total Realm” (2008) , a public screen video made of tableaux showing totalitarian imaginary and symbols, referring to the modernist utopia and to the Bidoun Project, Creek Art Fair, Dubai with “Panoptikon” (2005). Hüner recently also participated in The Generetional : Younger then Jesus, New Museum, New York, USA (2009), Manifesta 7 – The Rest of Now, South Tyrol Italy (2008), the 10th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul (2007), and Fairytale, TICA, Tiran (2007); he published the artist book Bent 003 through BAS in Istanbul (2007), and participated in the exhibitions Video Invitational #2 (2006) Via Farini, Milano and Con Altri Occhi (2006) at the Palazzo della Ragione, Milano. Emre Hüner was recommended by Banu Cennetoglu, an artist and founder of the project space BAS in Istanbul. Mr. Hüner's residency is supported in part by the Turkish Cultural Foundation. Read Mr. Hüner's blog
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