Ali Kazma
Ali Kazma was born in 1971, Istanbul, and he completed his undergraduate studies in the United States in 1993. After briefly studying photography in London, he returned to the US to study film in 1995. He received his MA from The New School University in New York City where he worked as a teaching assistant.
The video–artist, best known for his series documenting human activity, and labor that explores the meaning of production and social organisation.
Ali Kazma was granted the 2001 UNESCO Award for the Promotion of the Arts and received the 2010 Nam June Paik Award for his ‘Obstructions’ series, which he has been working on since 2005. Kazma’s video works question and explore the different rhythms and states of human existence and its relationship to contemporary conditions. He has exhibited his works at the Istanbul Biennial (2001, 2007, 2011), Tokyo Opera City (2001), Platform Garanti Istanbul (2004), Istanbul Modern (2004), 9th Havana Biennial (2006), San Fransisco Art Institute (2006), Lyon Biennial (2007), Francesca Minini, Milan (2008, 2012, 2015), 55° Venice Biennale, Pavilion of Turkey (2013), Jeu de Paume Paris (2017).
Ali Kazma was born in 1971, Istanbul, and he completed his undergraduate studies in the United States in 1993. After briefly studying photography in London, he returned to the US to study film in 1995. He received his MA from The New School University in New York City where he worked as a teaching assistant.
The video–artist, best known for his series documenting human activity, and labor that explores the meaning of production and social organisation.
Ali Kazma was granted the 2001 UNESCO Award for the Promotion of the Arts and received the 2010 Nam June Paik Award for his ‘Obstructions’ series, which he has been working on since 2005. Kazma’s video works question and explore the different rhythms and states of human existence and its relationship to contemporary conditions. He has exhibited his works at the Istanbul Biennial (2001, 2007, 2011), Tokyo Opera City (2001), Platform Garanti Istanbul (2004), Istanbul Modern (2004), 9th Havana Biennial (2006), San Fransisco Art Institute (2006), Lyon Biennial (2007), Francesca Minini, Milan (2008, 2012, 2015), 55° Venice Biennale, Pavilion of Turkey (2013), Jeu de Paume Paris (2017).
A House of Ink, 2023Triptych synchronized HD video with sound, 1 h 32 min 20 sec
Sentimental, 2022Diptych synchronized HD video with sound, 7 min 45 sec
Flour Mill, 2021Diptych synchronized HD video with sound, 7 min 21 sec
Top Fuel, 2020Single channel HD video with sound, 16 min 02 sec
Press, 2019Synchronized diptych HD video with sound, 7 min, 26 sec
Creach, 2019Diptych synchronized HD video with sound, 3 min 31 sec
Fins Terrae, 2019Diptych synchronized HD video with sound, 7 min 21 sec
Electric, 2017Triptych synchronized HD video with sound, 5 min 55 sec
Tea Time, 2017Triptych synchronized video with sound, 7 min 17 sec
North, 2017Diptych synchronized HD video with sound, 5 min 07 sec
Subterranean, 2016Diptych synchronized HD video with sound, 5 min 17 sec
House of Letters, 2015Diptych synchronized HD video with sound, 4 min 50 sec
L’Atelier Sarkis, 2015Single channel video, 6 min 48 sec
Tattoo, 2013Single channel video, 7 min 45 sec
Automobile Factory, 2012Single channel video, 10 min 27 sec
Clerk, 2011Single channel video with sound, 7 min 45 sec
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Care, 2015Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
INTIMACY, 2012Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
INTIMACY, 2012Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
INTIMACY, 2012Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
INTIMACY, 2012Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
INTIMACY, 2012Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
INTIMACY, 2012Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Ph. Agostino Osio
Ali Kazma, 2009Exhibition view at Espace Croisé, Roubaix
Obstructions, 2008Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Obstructions, 2008Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Obstructions, 2008Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Obstructions, 2008Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Obstructions, 2008Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Obstructions, 2008Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Winter Video Days, 2022Exhibition view at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monaco
Ph. François Fernandez
Winter Video Days, 2022Exhibition view at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monaco
Ph. François Fernandez
Winter Video Days, 2022Exhibition view at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monaco
Ph. François Fernandez
Winter Video Days, 2022Exhibition view at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monaco
Ph. François Fernandez
Winter Video Days, 2022Exhibition view at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monaco
Ph. François Fernandez
Winter Video Days, 2022Exhibition view at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monaco
Ph. François Fernandez
Winter Video Days, 2022Exhibition view at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monaco
Ph. François Fernandez
At the end of the Day, 2021Exhibition view at Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir
At the end of the Day, 2021Exhibition view at Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir
At the end of the Day, 2021Exhibition view at Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir
At the end of the Day, 2021Exhibition view at Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir
Extracted Foreign Bodies, 2020Exhibition view at Le Moulins de Paillard, Lieu-dit Les Moulins de Paillard
Extracted Foreign Bodies, 2020Exhibition view at Le Moulins de Paillard, Lieu-dit Les Moulins de Paillard
The artist’s table, 2019Exhibition view at Basement, Roma
Obstructions, 2008Exhibition view at Francesca Minini, Milan
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
Mine, 2018Curated by Laura Lamonea
Exhibition view at Albergo Diurno Venezia, Milano
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
timemaker, 2015Exhibition view at Arter, Istanbul
Ph. Murat Germen
Rezistans, 2013Exhibition view at Pavillon of Turkey at the 55th Biennale di Venezia, Venezia
Rezistans, 2013Exhibition view at Pavillon of Turkey at the 55th Biennale di Venezia, Venezia
Rezistans, 2013Exhibition view at Pavillon of Turkey at the 55th Biennale di Venezia, Venezia
O.K., 2011Exhibition view at Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul
Ali Kazma, 2009Exhibition view at Espace Croisé, Roubaix
Group show
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Ali Kazma
BienalSur 2023
1 July, 2023 – 31 December, 2023
MAR – Museo Provincial de Arte Contemporaneo
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Group show
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Ali Kazma
IN A MULTIPLE-PERSPECTIVE
December 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023
Yarat Contemporary Art Space, Baku
Exhibition
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Ali Kazma
This Current Between Us
December 16, 2022 – March 12, 2023
Historic Steam-Electric Power Station of Neo Faliro, Piraeus
