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Ipek Duben
Turkish artist (born 1941)
Ipek Duben (born 1941) is a contemporary visual artist based in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] She produces artist books, poetry, installations, video, painting and sculpture. Her work deals with identity, feminism, and migration with a strong emphasis on social and political criticism[2]. Besides actively producing and exhibiting art, Duben also has numerous published essays and books on art and criticism. Her work has been shown in international institutions, including Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (2022); Kunstraum Keuzberg/Bethanien (2022); Social Works, Frieze London (2018); Brighton Festival (2017); Fabrica, Brighton, UK (2017); SALT Galata, Istanbul (2015); British Museum, London (2014); 13th Istanbul Biennial (2013); Istanbul Modern (2011, 2009); the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. (2010); and Akademie der Künst, Berlin (2009). In 2015, SALT published a collection of her essays on art and criticism written between 1978 and 2010.