Overview

Nevin Aladağ (b. 1972, Van, Turkey, lives and works in Berlin, Germany) is a Professor of Interdisciplinary Artistic Work at the University of Fine Arts in Dresden. In her multidisciplinary works, which include sculpture, video, performance, and sound, Aladağ explores the relationship between cultures, traditions, and geographies. The artist skillfully intertwines diverse cultural narratives and artistic expressions, delving into themes of identity, community, and the interaction between sound and space. 

 

Nevin Aladağ has participated in various biennials, including; documenta 14 in Kassel and Athens, the 57th Venice Biennale, the 11th Sharjah Biennial, the 11th Istanbul Biennial, and the 8th Taipei Biennial. Notable solo exhibitions include SCAD Museum, Savannah; Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg; Hayward Gallery, London; SFMOMA, San Francisco; Mönchehaus Museum, Goslar; Kestnergesellschaft, Hanover; Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf; Albertinum - Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden; Museum Villa Stuck, Munich and Max Ernst-Museum, Brühl. Aladağ's works are held in various international collections, including; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Sheikha Hoor al-Qasimi, Sharjah; Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna; Vehbi Koc Foundation, Istanbul; DeKaBank, Frankfurt; European Investment Bank Art Collection, Luxembourg; Harn Museum of Art, Miami; He Art Museum, Guangdong; Istanbul Modern; K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong; Kunsthalle Hamburg; Kunsthalle Karlsruhe; Kunsthalle Mannheim; Kunstmuseum Stuttgart; Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf; Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg; Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz; Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna; Museum Ostwall; Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; Sammlung zeitgenössische Kunst des Bundes, Bonn; Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf; Sammlung Wemhöner, Berlin; SFMoMA, San Francisco and Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich.

Works
  • Vibrating Images, bouncing strings
    Vibrating Images, bouncing strings
  • Vibrating Images, improvising fields
    Vibrating Images, improvising fields
  • Vibrating Images, pastel waves
    Vibrating Images, pastel waves
  • Vibrating Images, swinging colors
    Vibrating Images, swinging colors
  • Vibrating Images, thundergong
    Vibrating Images, thundergong
  • Vibrating Images, windy rhythm
    Vibrating Images, windy rhythm
  • Pattern Kinship Cloud, break of dawn
    Pattern Kinship Cloud, break of dawn
  • Pattern Kinship Cloud, twilight
    Pattern Kinship Cloud, twilight
  • Pattern Kinship, Bubbles, dandelions
    Pattern Kinship, Bubbles, dandelions
  • Pattern Kinship, Cloud
    Pattern Kinship, Cloud
  • Pattern Kinship, Bubbles, ping-pong
    Pattern Kinship, Bubbles, ping-pong
  • NA_S_150a_Trevor Good
    Pattern Kinship, Screen, Sunlight
  • 2021_NevinAladag_PatternKinship_long_path_in_the_forest_web
    Pattern Kinship, long path in the forest
  • 2021_NevinAladag_PatternKinship_many_traces_in_the_forest_web
    Pattern Kinship, many traces in the forest
  • NA_S_187a_Jann_Averwerser
    Pattern Kinship, Screen, Starlight
  • NA_S_128a_TrevorGood
    Pattern Kinship, Screen, Moonlight (Musterverwandtschaft, Screen, Moonlight)
  • NA_S_111a
    Pattern Kinship, flow
  • NA_S_105a
    Pattern Kinship, blossom
  • NA_S_106a
    Pattern Kinship, pollen
  • Social Fabric, floating leaves
    Social Fabric, floating leaves
  • Social Fabric, leaves
    Social Fabric, leaves
  • Social Fabric, arch
    Social Fabric, arch
  • NA_M_90_MatthiasKolb
    Social Fabric, right round
  • NA Social Fabric South West
    Social Fabric, South West
  • NA_M_79_TrevorGood
    Social Fabric, Noise II
  • NA_M_62a
    Social Fabric, petrol #1
  • NA_M_73a_TrevorGood
    Social Fabric, Noise I
  • NA_M_69a_TrevorGood
    Social Fabric, Percussion
  • NA_M_54a
    Social Fabric, flower power
  • NA_M_56a
    Social Fabric, cosmos
  • NA_S_46
    Social Fabric, blue petrol yellow
  • NA_M_30_a
    Pattern Matching (blue-white)
  • NA_M_2
    Pattern Matching Grey Beige
  • NA_M_1
    Pattern Matching Blue
  • Unknown-a
    Sound-Teppich
  • Public Resonator
    Public Resonator
  • NA_S_76_1a
    Chair Lyra (from the Ensemble 1 Music Room, Athens)
  • NALADAG artdoc WENTRUP07012016-0000-6-Edit
    Armchair Concert Guitar (from the series Music Room, Berlin)
  • 2020_NevinAladag_ResonanzraumMannheim_Glocken_FotoChristianErtel_W
    Corner-Bells (Eck-Glocken)
  • 2020_NevinAladag_ResonanzraumMannheim_Kontrabass_FotoChrisianErtel_W
    Corner-Cello (Eck-Cello)
  • 2020_NevinAladag_ResonanzraumMannheim_Ecktrommel_FotoChristianErtel_W
    Corner-Drum (Eck-Trommel)
  • 2020_NevinAladag_ResonanzraumMannheim_Harfe_FotoChristianErtel_W
    Corner-Harp (Eck-Harfe)
  • Flower Wall, red
    Flower Wall, red
  • Flower Wall, spring
    Flower Wall, spring
  • NA_S_91a
    Jali Arrow 1
  • NA_S_97a
    Jali Arrow 2
  • NA_S_98a
    Jali Rose 1
  • NA_S_101a
    Jali Pinwheel
  • 2021_NevinAladag_Color_Floating_blue_green_a_Artbuthler
    Color Floating, blue green
  • 2021_NevinAladag_Color_Floating_yellow_red_a
    Color Floating, yellow red
  • Color Floating, blue green
    Color Floating, blue green
  • NALADAG artdoc WENTRUP 09022017-782-Edit
    Leaning Wall (21)
  • Resonator Wind
    Resonator Wind
  • NA_S_76_2a
    Table Santouri (from the Ensemble 1 Music Room, Athens)
  • NA_S_48_a
    Umbrella Stand Drum (from the series Music Room, Berlin)
  • NA_S_47_a
    Side Table Chimes (from the series Music Room, Berlin)
  • Music Room Athens, Couch Flamenco Guitar and Mandolin
    Music Room Athens, Couch Flamenco Guitar and Mandolin
  • NA_M_38_1
    Stiletto / Drunk in Love, 6:21 min (Performance "Raise the Roof", Venice Biennial 2017, May 9th 2017, 12 pm)
  • Teppichball #25 (carpet ball #25)
    Teppichball #25 (carpet ball #25)
  • Teppichball # 62 (carpet ball #62)
    Teppichball # 62 (carpet ball #62)
  • Teppichball # 56 (carpet ball #56)
    Teppichball # 56 (carpet ball #56)
  • Teppichball # 31 (carpet ball #31)
    Teppichball # 31 (carpet ball #31)
  • NA_S_85
    Makramé, current flow 2
  • TGood WENTRUP artdoc-18052017--4-Edit
    Makramé, current flow 1
  • 16_2012_NevinAladag_Rehearsal_XVI_Hadiye_Cangokce
    Rehearsal XVI
  • 11_2012_NevinAladag_Rehearsal_XV_Hadiye_Cangokce
    Rehearsal XV
  • 10_2012_NevinAladag_Rehearsal_X_Hadiye_Cangokce
    Rehearsal X
  • 06_2012_NevinAladag_Rehearsal_VI_Hadiye_Cangokce
    Rehearsal VI
  • NA_S_104a
    Screen III
  • NA_S_103a
    Screen II
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