Long Duration Live Performance by Nezaket Ekici
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Kunstverein Tiergarten, Nezaket Ekici dedicates her long duration live performance ‘O D E 1303’ to all 1303 artists who have exhibited at Galerie Nord over the past 20 years.
On the stage of a gallery window, she presents three specifically produced books in which each of the 1303 artists and artist groups is represented on a separate page. She spells out each individual name using the spelling table organised by German city names. The result is a special form of reading that dedicates distinct time to each artist listed, while the sounds, reminiscent of sprechgesang, extend from the exhibition space out into Turmstrasse.
The performance artist Nezaket Ekici (born 1970 in Kırşehir/Turkey) was a scholarship holder of the Tarabya Cultural Academy in Istanbul and the Villa Massimo in Rome, among others, and won the Paula Modersohn-Becker Art Prize. Ekici’s artworks are represented internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions as well as in international collections. In her performances, Ekici uses her body as a narrative instrument to negotiate themes such as art history, identity, gender and religion.
(Image: Nezaket Ekici, Celebration, Performance installation 2021, Premiere Live and Online on 20 Feb 2021, during the exhibition “Leihweise 2021 –Ankaufssammlung der Städtischer Kunstraum Artothek München”, Photo: Andreas Dammertz)
