Ipek Duben

Ipek Duben (born 1941) is a contemporary visual artist based in Istanbul, Turkey. 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. 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.