Genco Gulan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Genco Gulan

contemporary artist

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1969

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Profession: photographer, artist, painter, sculptor, choreographer

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Genco Gulan (Turkish pronunciation: [d?end?o '?ylan] (born 1969 in Turkey) is a contemporary conceptual artist and theorist, who lives and works in Istanbul.
His transmedia contextual work involves painting, found objects, new media, drawings, sculpture, photography, performance and video.
His work often carries political, social and/or cultural messages.
He describes his work as idea art. Genco Gulan studied Media at The New School, New York.
His art has appeared at Pera Museum, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, ZKM Karlsruhe, Triennale di Milano, Biennial of Tehran and Pompidou Center Paris.
Gulan has had solo shows at Gallery Artist in Berlin, Istanbul; State Painting and Sculpture Museums in Ankara, Izmir; Foto Gallery Lang, Zagreb and Artda Gallery, Seoul among other places.