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  • i: Taner Ceylan
  • l: <div style="margin-top:-3px; margin-left:14px;"> Born in Germany, 1967<br/> Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey<br/> Lives and works in Istanbul<br/> </div>

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010

Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey

2009

Taner Ceylan, I-20 Gallery, New York

2005

De-Composed, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey

2002

1997 / 2002, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey

1997

More, Derimod Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

1996

Steven Maurice, Meannertreu, Nürnberg, Germany

1995

The Monte Carlo Style, Devlet Han, Istanbul, Turk

1994

Young Osman, Armenian Catholic Monastery, Istanbul, Turkey

1992

Private Party, Derimod Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

1991

Scandal, Galerie Fliederlich, Nürnberg, Germany

Mannsbild, Galerie Hemdendienst, Nürnberg, Germany

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010

Istanbul Cool! What’s Happening in Contemporary Turkish Art Now, LTMH Gallery, New York

2009

Naked!, curated by Adrian Dannatt, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.

2006

Works on Paper, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey

2005

Free-Kick, 9th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey

Liaisons, Stephane Ackermann, Agence D’Art Contemporain, Luxembourg

2004

Poetic Justice, curated by Dan Cameron, 8th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey

2003

Families Only / Aileye Mahsus, Karsi Sanat Calismalari, Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul

2002

Dangerous Things, curated by Levent Calikoglu, Karsi Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey

1997

Performance Days, Darphane, Istanbul, Turkey

1995

Young Artists Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey

Youth Events / Genc Etkinlik, TUYAP, Istanbul, Turkey

1993

Recollection Memory2 / Ani Bellek2, curated by Vasif Kortun, Akaretler, Istanbul, Turkey

Memory, Memoir, Istanbul, Turkey

1991

Kassel Exhibition, Kassel, Germany

Mixed Eight / Sekizli Karma, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey

1990

Mixed Contemporary, Cemal Resit Rey, Istanbul, Turkey

LECTURES / PROJECTS

2004

Metamodern Era in Art History, Bosphorous University, Istanbul, Turkey

1999

Homosexual Aesthetic in Art History, Non Studio, Istanbul, Turkey

1991

Anselm Kiefer, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey

1990

Joseph Beuys, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey

Documenta Kassel, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey

ARTICLES & REVIEWS

2010

Roux, Caroline.  “Turkey’s contemporary art scene.”  Financial Times (November 26, 2010).

2008

Pollock, Lindsay and Georgina Adam.  “Why the rise of the private museum is rewriting the rules of the market.” The Art Newspaper, June 5, 2008, p. 1.

2007

“Taner Ceylan”, Time Out Istanbul. (November 2007): 27.

‘’Taner Ceylan & Dünyas’’, Marie Claire. (October 2007): 236.

2006

“I am here?”, Tempo (November 30, 2006): 86.

“First five”, Time Out Istanbul. (January 2006): 6–7.

“Esthetic Ceremony at the Threshold”, Cumhuriyet (January 2006): 14.

“Life with all its nakedness”, Radikal Newspaper (January 2006): 1.

2005

“De- Composed realities”, Geni; Aç Magazine (December 2005): 87.

“Taner Ceylan”, Sabah Newspaper (December 2005): 4.

“Art Criticism”, Radikal Newspaper (December 2005): 24.

“Taner Ceylan”, Radikal Newspaper. (December 2005): 23.

“Esthetic Ceremony”, Cumhuriyet Newspaper (December 2005): 14.

“De-Composed”, Milliyet Art Magazine (December 2005): 22.

“De-Composed”, Madame Figaro (December 2005): 170.

“Secrets of De-Composed ”, Harper’s Bazaar (December 2005): 218.

“De-Composed”, Time Out Istanbul (December 2005): 90.

“Intercoursed Show”, Trendsetter Magazine (August 2005): 54.

2003

“(Un)justiable Paintings”, Hayvan Magazine (November 18, 2003)

“Inappropriate Paintings”, CNN Turk (October 14, 2003, 6.30 pm)

“Polemic”, Vatan Sunday Newspaper (October 12, 2003)

“It is the Justice of the Bienalle”,Milliyet Newspaper (September 14, 2003): 11.

Baycan, Selen. Akam-lik Newspaper (April 04, 2003)

Yildiz, Adnan. Akam-lik Newspaper (April 04, 2003): 15.

Kahraman, Hasan Bülent. Radikal Newspaper (April 03, 2003)

“Inappropriate Painting Kept Him From His Proffession”, Milliyet Art Magazine (March 26, 2003)

“Is the ‘Unconvenient’ Artist Banished?”, Radikal Newspaper (March 23, 2003): 21.

“Taner Ceylan: The Garden”, Trendsetter Magazine no. 10 (February 2003): 28.

Altunok, Özlem. “Timeless Mens”, Cumhuriyet Newspaper (January 2003)

Sönmez, Aysegül. “My Source is My Body”, Milliyet Art Magazine (2003)

Sönmez, Aysegül. “Spiritual and Metapostmodern”,Milliyet Art Magazine (2003)

“My Paintings, My Love and Me”, Radikal Online Newspaper (January 04, 2003)

“Pentimentos for Covered and Uncovered Lives”, Milliyet.com (January 02, 2003)

“Taner Ceylan at Galerist”, Arredamento Mimarlik Magazine no. 1 (January, 2003): 24.

Lafuente, Pablo.  “8th International Istanbul Biennial.”  Art Monthly, no. 271 (Nov 2003): 26-7.

Heartney, Eleanor.  “Mending the breach.”  Art in America, vol. 91, no. 12 (Dec 2003): 74-9, 118.

2002

“Art”, Time Out Istanbul (December 2002)

“The Matter of the Moment”, Skala Magazine no. 12 (December 2002)

“Art”, Hurriyet Saturday Newspaper (December 28, 2002): 15.

“Better then the Cinema”, Radikal Newspaper (December 19, 2002)

“Contemporary Art Agenda”, Vizyon Magazine no. 145 (November 2002): 43.

“Photography Gives it Back What it Took from the Painting”, Murathan Mungan (October 2002)

“A Dangerous Show,” Milliyet Newspaper (October 24, 2002): 11.

“Dangerous Things Covered my Spirit”, Cumhuriyet Newspaper (October 22, 2002): 22.

“Art Also Needs Purification”, Radikal Newspaper (October 19, 2002): p.23.

“Dangerous Things”, Genisaci Magazine no. 46 (October 15, 2002): 46.

“Attention to the Modern Things”, Radikal Newspaper (October 07, 2002) 21.

“An Artistic View Against the Danger”, Hurriyet Gösteri Magazine no. 242 (October, 2002)

“Culture”, October, Milliyet Art Magazine no. 523 (2002): 40.

“Dangerous Things, Dangerous Works”, Milliyet Art Magazine no. 523 (October 2002)

“Dangerous Things”, Arredamento Architecture Magazine no. 150 (October 2002)

“Bienalle Istanbul”, Vizyon Magazine (September 2002)

“Biennale Istanbul”, Hurriyet Gösteri Magazine (September 2002)

“Turkish Lines of the Poetic Justice”, Milliyet Art Magazine (September 2002)

“Dangerous Things”, Sanatlink.com (September 2002)

“Dangerous Things”, Arkitera.com (September 2002)

“Dangerous Things”, Alfa.com (September 2002)

“Exhibition: Dangerous Things”, Istanbul.com (September 2002)

1998

“Young Art in Turkey”, Milliyet Art Magazine no. 431 (May 01, 1998)

1997

“Exhibition: Genc Osman/Taner Ceylan”, Cumhuriyet 2 Newspaper (January 21, 1997)

“More from Taner Ceylan”, Hürriyet Gösteri Magazine, no. 197. (May 1997)

“Taner Ceylan Nefes Kesti”, Negatif Magazine, no. 30 (June 1997)

“Taner Ceylan”, Kim Magazine, no. 64 (July 1997)

Say, Neslihan.  “Taner Ceylan”, Kim Magazine no. 67. (October 1997)

1996

Iskender, Kemal.  “If You Gonna Go Mad Go Mad Completely”, Genc Sanat (February 1996)

“Unter dem Halbmond”, Depesche (April 1996)

Calikoglu, Levent.  “I wonder if Happening and Fluxus are Tricks”, Genc Sanat (June 1996)

1995

“Taner Ceylan”, Anons Magazine (August – September 1995)

Romi, Nora. Büyütec Magazine (1995)

Zeytinoglu, Emre.  Gösteri Magazine (December 1995): 44.

“Happening”, Express Magazine (December 16, 1995)

Arman, Ayse. Hürriyet Sunday Newspaper (December 24, 1995)

Arman, Ayse . Hürriyet Newspaper (December 27, 1995)

“Kültürazzi”, Hürriyet Newspaper (December 31, 1995)

1994

“Art – Event”, Kim Magazine (January 1994)

“Exhibition: Taner Ceylan”, Harper’s Bazaar. (January 1994)

1993

“Exhibition”, Aktüel Magazine (May 6-12, 1993)

“This Week”, Sabah Newspaper.  (May 13, 1993)

“Graphicers”, Sanat Newspaper. (May 18, 1993)

1992

“Interview”, Süper Tan Newspaper. (March 6, 1992)

“The Issue is: Man”, Kelebek Newspaper.  (March 17, 1992)

1991

“Skandal”, Nürnberger Schwulen Post. (July 18, 1991)

“Group Show”, Sanat Çevresi. (March, 1991): 77

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