Halil Altındere is a contemporary art

Contemporary art

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ist focusing on the resistance to repressive structures

Repression

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 and marginalization

Marginalization

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 within official systems of representation, such as humorously manipulating state document

Document

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s and official insignia

Insignia

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 such as flag

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s, passport

Passport

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s and banknote

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s. His later work explores the everyday life and the humorous codes of subculture

Subculture

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s in Istanbul. He showed in major international

International

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 exhibition

Exhibition

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s including Documenta 12 (2007), Manifesta 4 (2002), Kwangju Biennial (2002), Sao Paulo Biennial (1998), Istanbul Biennial

Istanbul Biennial

The International Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, held every two years in Istanbul, Turkey, since 1987. The biennial is organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. The Biennial aims to create a meeting point in İstanbul in the field of visual arts between artists...

(1997). Altındere is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of art-ist Contemporary Art Magazine, Istanbul.

External links

• Halil Altındere at Documenta 12
• Halil Altındere at Manifesta 4
• Opymos Collection