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1970 born in Kirsehir, Turkey
1973 - present lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Education
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| 1990 - 1993 |
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degree in Layout Operator and Printing Plate training, Duisburg and Munich, Germany |
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| 1994 - 2000 |
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M.A. degree in Art Pedagogy and Art History, with Prof. Wolfgang Kehr, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany |
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| 1996 - 2000 |
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Studies sculpture, with Prof. Heribert Sturm, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, Germany |
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| 2001 - 2003 |
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degree in Fine Arts, with Prof. Dr. Marina Abramovic, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany |
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MFA-degree, with Prof. Dr. Marina Abramovic, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany |
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Scholarships, Grants, Awards
2007 Bursary from Schloß Wiepersdorf / Germany
Project grant from Goethe Institut Amsterdam / Holland
2006 Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg / Germany
Project grant from Goethe Los Angeles/ USA
Bischofsheimer Gangart Art Award 2006 / Germany
2005 Bursary for Artist in Residencies BM Contemporary Art Center Istanbul, for 6 months / Turkey
Arbeitsstipendium Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn / Germany
Project grant from Goethe Institut Madrid / Spain
2004 Bursary for Artist in Residencies, Barkenhoff-Stiftung Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, for 9 months / Germany
GASAG Art Award Berlin 2004 / Germany
2003 Bursary for Artist in Residencies , Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, for 5 months / Germany
Project grant from Goethe Institut Inter Nationes Damascus / Syria
2002 Artist' and Authors' Bursary by the Else-Heiliger-Fonds, Konrad-
Adenauer-Stiftung / Germany
Project grant from Goethe Institut Inter Nationes Mailand / Italy
2001 Brazier's International Artist Workshop Oxfordeshire / England
Project grant from Kulturreferat der Stadt München und Dresdner
Bank / Germany
2000 Antonio Ratti Foundation, International Summer Academy Como with Ilya Kabakov / Italy
1998 Bursary for foreign Student from Bavarian Free State Munich /
Germany
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
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Dream and Reality / Istanbul Modern / Istanbul, Turkey
Gravity / Städtische Galerie Bremen im Buntentor, Bremen, Germany
Im Rahmen des Ausstellungsprojekts "Kraftwerk Depot",
Personal Map (to be continued...) / MARTa Herford, Germany
Künstleriche Austausch zwischen TürkInnen und Deutschen in der Moderne, Tophane-i Amire / Istanbul
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| 2010 |
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Zitate, DNA / Berlin, Germany
EHF 2010, Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung / Berlin, Germany
Alles fließt, Kunstverein Friedrichshafen / Friedrichshafen, Germany
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2009
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Umgestülpt, Kunstmuseum Heidenheim / Heidenheim, Germany
Origin of Inspiration, Goethe Institut Ankara / Ankara, Türkei
Kopfsonate, Galerie Clarie Oliver / New York, USA
Work in Progress – Personal Map, GEDOK Galerie / Stuttgart, Germany
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2008
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Memories of Objects, DNA / Berlin, Germany
Nezaket Ekici, Performance and Videos, Gallery TPW / Toronto, Canada Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany
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2007
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Life Extreme, U2 Alexanderplatz, NGBK / Berlin, Germany
Blind, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart / Stuttgart, Germany
Femme Fatale. Über die Transformationen des Ich, in the context of "30 Jahre Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg", Galerie Sabine Salome-Schwefel / Stuttgart, Germany
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| 2006 |
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Double bind, DNA / Berlin, Germany
Emotion in Motion#7, Kunstverein Malkasten / Düsseldorf, Germany |
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2005
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Orientación-Nezaket Ekici, performance/video/photo, Goethe Institut / Madrid, Spain
National Anthems, videoinstallation, Proje 4L Artvarium, Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art / Istanbul, Turkey
Gözü Kara, Fearless, Karsi Sanat Calismalari / Istanbul, Turkey
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2004
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Fountain, installation, performance, photo, Gallery Breitengraser, room for comtemporary sculpture / Berlin, Germany
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2002
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Werkschau, installation, performance, Gallery Weißer Elefant / Berlin, Germany
Emotion in Motion, kiss performance, installation, Gallery Valeria Belvedere / Milano, Italy
Lee(h)rstellen- Beauty lies in the eye of the Beholder; installation, performance, Academy Galery / Munich, Germany
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2000
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Emotion in Motion, kiss performance, Kaskadenkondensator / Basel, Switzerland
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1999
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Lab Control, installation, performance, Academy Gallery / Munich, Germany
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Selected Group Exhibitions
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B 34 Kultürk, Heimwege / Galerie Zurag, Berlin
At Home wherevere / Tanas, Berlin
3rd Thessaloniki Biennale Of Contemporary Art, Parallel Biennale
Programm Performance Festival / Thessalonik, Greece
The global Contemporary Kunstwelten nach 1989 / ZKM Karlsruhe
Fiktion Okzident, Goethe-Institut / Istanbul, Turkey
The end of the dream, Mica Moca / Berlin
Geist is geil!, Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen
Of women's modesty and anger, Villa Empain, Boghossian Foundation / Brussels
Patria o Libertad!, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art / Toronto Canada
Shadows of the bright, Berlin art projects, Showroom / Berlin
Patria o Libertad! The rhetorics of patriotism, Cobra Museum /Amstelveen
Alles Wandelt sich, DNA / Berlin
M o m e n t u m, Berlin Inaugural exhibition Kunstraum, Kreuzberg Bethanien / Berlin
Selected artists 2010, Neue Gesellschaft fur bildende Kunst / Berlin
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| 2010 |
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SPAGAT! Design Istanbul Tasarimi, MARTa Herford / Herford
Patria o Libertad! The rhetorics of patriotism, MDC Art Gallery, Miami dade College / Miami FL, USA
Tough Love, Plataforma Revolver / Lisbon
Coup De Ville, WARP / Sint Niklaas
Momentum, TAiK / Berlin, Germany
No More Bad Girls, 3.14 Stiftelsen / Bergen, Norway
Starter, ARTER, New Museum for Contemporary Art / Istanbul, Turkey
Gender Show, Goethe Institute / Athens, Greece
Unpossessing femininity: No more bad girls? / WUK – Kunsthalle Exnergasse / Vienna, Austria
Glyptikes Afigisis – Sculptural Narration, Museum Alex Mylona – Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art / Athens, Greece
The Haifa Mediterranean Biennale T/ Haifa, Israel
The 6th International Directors Lounge, meinblau / Berlin, Germany
Güncel sanat, Video, Fotografie, Installation, Aktuelle Kunst von türkischen Künstlerinnen und Künstlern aus Istanbul und Deutschland, Zeitraum Exit Mannheim / Mannheim, Germany
Tornavideo, Video-art activity, Tamirhanelive / Ankara, Turkey
Reflection, DNA / Berlin, Germany
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2009
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Boden unter meinen Füßen, nicht den Himmel - Istanbul Next Wave, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz / Berlin, Germany
Performance/Dokumentation. Fotografien, Gedok Stuttgart / Stuttgart, Germany
Berlin – Istanbul. Die Berliner Instanbul Stipendiaten 1998-2009, Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Künstlerhaus Bethanien / Berlin, Germany
5a Bienal VentoSul / Curitiba, Brazil
Memleket. Heimat, Palais für aktuelle Kunst / Glückstadt, Germany
Hellwach Gegenwärtig, MARTa Herford / Herford, Germany
Seriously Ironic. Positions in Turkish Contemporary Art Scene, CentrePasquArt, Kunsthaus Centre d’Art / Biel, Switzerland
Rebelle. Kunst & Feminisme 1969-2009, Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem (MMKA) / Arnhem, The Netherlands
In Istanbul. Between Arrival and Departure. Part 2, BM Suma Contemporary Art Center / Istanbul, Turkey
CHÁMALLE X 2009, International Performance Festival, School of Art, University Vigo, and Performance at MARCO Museum of Vigo Contemporary Art / Vigo, Spain
eBent'09Tensions - encontre internacional de fets performàtics / Sabadell, Spain
Acción!09MAD - VI Encuentro Internacional de Arte de Acción de Madrid / Madrid, Spain
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| 2008 |
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Il Velo, CeSAC Centro Sperimentale per le Arti Contemporanee / Caraglio, Italy
Save As..., Triennale Bovisa Museum / Milano, Italy
Mahrem, Galerie Tanas / Berlin, Germany
Water Please, Kunstverein Ulm / Ulm, Germany
Mahrem. Anmerkungen zum Schleier, Kunsthalle Wien, project space karlsplatz / Vienna, Austria |
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2007
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All for Art! Great Private Collections Among Us, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Montréal, Canada
Continuity and Change: Islamic Tradition in Contemporary Art, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center / Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mahrem, Santral Istanbul Galerie 1 / Istanbul, Turkey
Re-aspora. Locus one, Mama / Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Türkisch Delight, Galerie der Stadt Backnang / Backnang, Germany
Rare Essence, Aeroplastics Contemporary / Brussels, Belgium
Water Please, Schaufester FH / Potsdam, Germany
THE PORTS OF THE ART 2007 / Canatia, Italy
Reality Crossings, 2. Foto Festival / Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg, Germany
Türkisch Delight, 3. Generation, Städtische Galerie / Nordhorn, Germany
EPAF, in CCA / Warsaw, Poland
Skulpturale Handlungen, Moncys House Museum / Palanga, Lithuania
Festival of Performing Arts (with IPG), curated by Marina Abramovic and Ismail Ivo, Venice Biennale / Venice, Italy
Performance, Kunstverein Kassel / Kassel, Germany
Performance: Nezaket Ekici und Philip Metz; 30 Jahre Graphothek, Stadtbücherei Stuttgart / Stuttgart, Germany
Fashion Accidental, Museum of Contemporary Arts / Taipei, Taiwan
Lite Site festival 07 / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Into me out of me, MACRO - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma / Rome, Italy
Lange Nacht der Museen, Staatsgalerie / Stuttgart, Germany
Performancefestival: EX SIRI LOVE IS TEMPORARY / Terni, Italy
Nezaket Ekici / Alexander Schikowski, Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg / Stuttgart, Germany
Radikal, Ardindan Degil Karsisinda, Site Specific / Istanbul, Turkey
Meltem of Istanbul Proje 4L, Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art / Istanbul, Turkey
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2006
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Blessed are the Merciful Groupexibition, Galerie Feigen / New York, USA
Best of, Galerie Breitengraser, room for contemporary sculpture / Berlin, Germany
CONTENEDORES-Action-Art International Festival / Sevilla, Spain
Foi#3 International Performancefestival Singapore, Singapore
Satu Kali Festival Malaysia, Malaysia
Islam- Die Ringe der Künstler, Pasinger Fabrik München / Munich, Germany
EHF 2010, Konrad Adenauerstiftung / Berlin, Germany
Videoscreen at HVCCA, Peekskill / New York, USA
Centrifug, Festival of Performance art, Dansstationen / Malmö, Sweden
Into me, Out of me, PS1 / New York, USA
FRIKTIONERFRICTIONS INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL / Uppsala, Schweden
Outvideo ’06 3-d international video-art festival in public spaces
Skulpturale Handlungen, Galerie der Künstler, BBK / Munich, Germany
INTERNAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FRENCH AND ASIAN 2006 / 4 th EDITION
Sinopale, 1. Sinop Biennale / Turkey
Depicting Action, Galerie 18th, performanceseries, Festival / Santa Monica, USA
Goethe Institut / Los Angeles, USA
Das kritische Auge, Neuer Aschaffenburger Kunstverein / Aschaffenburg, Germany
Kunst im Öffentlichen Raum. Integration. Soziale Stadt / Mainz-Bischofsheim, Germany
All for one, One for all, aeroplastics Contemporary / Brussels, Belgium
Meltem of Istanbul, Proje 4L Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art / Istanbul, Turkey
Into me, Out of me , Kunst Werke / Berlin, Germany
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2005
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Gasag Kunst am Bau Performance / Berlin, Germany
Opening of Kunstmuseum / Stuttgart, Germany
Directors Lounge, videoscreen / Berlin, Germany
Videoscreen of "180 Wishes", Opening exibition of Goethe Institut / Madrid, Spain
1. Performance-Festival Schleswig-Holstein auf Schloß Salzau / Kiel, Germany
Persistent and Gradual Loss of Self-Control, Van Gogh Museum / Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gifted Generation, Haus Eins, Hebbel Theater / Berlin, Germany
Let Love blossom with IPG, Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea / Trento, Italy
Women and Münster, Gallery Sotodo / Münster, Germany
Rohkunstbau, Landpartien, Schloss Leuthen / Berlin, Germany
MAX5 Show/ Film & Video Festival, at the Foundry / London, England
Memento Mori, Atelierhaus Panzerhalle, Groß Glienicke / Potsdam, Germany
chur_interveniert 2005, sitespecific art projects and accompanying events in the old town of Chur / Switzerland
Vogelfrei 6- Paradiesgärten, Out Door Biennale / Darmstadt, Germany
Between two Sides, Aykut Barka Ferry, Besiktas-Kadiköy line / Istanbul, Turkey
Catania Art Fiera, Italy
Visibilty Project, Galata Perform / Istanbul, Turkey
11. Künstlerintage, Museum Mobile im Audi Forum / Ingolstadt, Germany
e_motion in motion, congress of the Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung und NDS Tanzkultur / Bern, Switzerland
Orientación, Reina Sofia Museum, Goethe Institut / Madrid, Spain
IPG, Gallery Illy / New York, USA
II.Performance Art Festival / Pontevedra, Spain
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2004
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Mediamatic Super Salon / Amsterdam, Netherlands
International Performance Festival / Boston, USA
Group exhibition Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, Galerie Alter Rathaus / Worpswede, Germany
The 2ndCrossroads Symposium 4-6.6.2004 / Riddarhyttan, Schweden
bgnm, berliner Gesellschaft für neue Musik, discussion Migration / Berlin, Germany
Cleaning the House Project, NMAC Foundation Montenmedio Arte Contemporáneo / Cadiz, Spain
Loop Performance, PS1 Contemporary Art Center / New York, USA
Der Raum, Die Wand, Das Buch, MeisterschülerInnen Austellung, Galerie der Hochschule, HBK / Braunschweig, Germany
Rituale der Gesundheit, Galerie im Park, Krankenhaus-Museum, Haus im Park / Bremen, Germany
GASAG Art Award 2004, 2yk Galerie, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben e.V. / Berlin, Germany
Artforum Berlin, booth: Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben e.V / Berlin, Germany
Braunschweiger Kulturnacht, Lot Theater / Braunschweig, Germany
Sauber, Projektraum Künstlerhaus I, Künstlerhäuser / Worpswede, Germany
Raumkonzepte, Marta Museum / Herford, Germany
The Retrospective, Abramovic Class, Galerie der Hochschule, HBK / Braunschweig, Germany
Auftauchen, Tanz und Performancefestival / Hamburg, Germany
Ebent 04 International Festival of Performance of Barcelona / Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
Re-enact Performancenight, Club 11 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2003
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MAX5 Show, film & video festival at the Foundry / London, England
Rituale- in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Akademie der Künste / Berlin, Germany
Women’s Art Festival 5TH International / Aleppo, Syria
Random Ize Film and Video festival / Taipei, Taiwan
As soon as possible, Performance Loop, PAC / Milano, Italy
Recycling the future, Venice Biennale / Venice, Italy
Performance in Kunsthalle Fridericianum / Kassel, Germany
Mediatatic Super Salon / Amsterdam, Netherlands
6 Kunstvereine – 6 Standorte, Landesgartenschau Gronau/Losser/ Germany
Dialogues on artistic production and contemporary cultures, Sparwasser HQ / Berlin, Germany
Random Ize Film and Video festival / Malmö, Sweden
4th International Performancefestival / Odense, Denmark
Ab in die Mitte, Cityoffensive Schöppingen / artists' village Schöppingen, Germany
SconfinArt – Expo d’Arte Contemporanea / Trento, Italy
40 Heures/ 40 Stunden, exhibiton project at the cloister La Tourette / Lyon, France
20. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm und Videofest / Kassel, Germany
Galerie zur Möbelfabrik / Berlin, Germany
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2002
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Durch die Zeit, Kunstraum 10 / Hannover, Germany
Common ground#1, Landesvertretung Niedersachsen / Berlin, Germany
Random Ize Film and Video festival / London, England
No Place , Ifa Galerie / Bonn, Germany
Magnetmusicport- the electronic Woddstock / Wittstock, Berlin, Germany
Short Play, Cleaning the House, workshops, Galego de Arte contemporaneo / Santiago de Compostela, Spain
frisch eingetroffen, Zeitraum _ex!t Büro für Kunst e.V. / Mannheim, Germany
Braunschweiger Kulturnacht 2002 / Braunschweig, Germany
TransArt02, Franzensfeste / Fortezza Brixten
Pret à perform, Via Farini / Milano, Italy
Body Power/ Power Play, Württembergischer Kunstverein / Stuttgart, Germany
Stipendiatenausstellung (EHF 2002), Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung / Berlin, Germany
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2001
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Iceprincess, Interim / Munich, Germany
Step by Step, Gallery KHG Leo 11 / Munich, Germany
Translation, Transformation, The 7th Performance Studies Conference / Mainz, Germany
base.ment, Subway U6 / Munich, Germany
Course of ILYA Kabakov, Gallery Via Farini / Milano, Italy
Brazier's International Artist Workshop / Oxfordshire, England
Real Presence - Generation, 25th May Museum / Belgrad, Serbia
Marking the territory, Irish Museum of Modern Art / Dublin, Ireland
Get that Balance, Sculputure Factory / Cork, England
A little bit of History Repeated, Kunst-Werke / Berlin, Germany
Autoren Gallery / Munich, Germany
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2000
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Große Kunstausstellung München, Haus der Kunst 2002, Museum of contemporary Art in Munich, Germany
Advanced Course in Visual Arts, ILYA KABAKOV, Foundatione Ratti, Chiesa San Francesco, Como/ Italy
Zimmer Frei, Hotel Mariandl Munich/ Germany
Gestrandet, container exhibition Odeonsplace, Munich/ Germany
Galerie Unartig, Munich/ Germany
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