Erdem Taşdelen is a Turkish-Canadian artist currently based in Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada. Through the use of diverse materials and media, he constructs semi-fictional narratives that incorporate unique historical figures, events and texts to implicate contemporary sociopolitical realities. Selected exhibitions include Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge (2024); The Power Plant, Toronto; Aga Khan Museum, Toronto (2023); BüroSarıgedik, Istanbul; The Plumb, Toronto; Richmond Art Gallery; Art Gallery of Burlington (2022); Mercer Union, Toronto; Oakville Galleries (2021); Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga; AKA artist-run, Saskatoon (2020); Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; The Bows, Calgary; Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen (2019); VOX, Montréal; Bonington Gallery, Nottingham (2018); Pera Museum, Istanbul; Framer Framed, Amsterdam; Or Gallery, Vancouver (2017); Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg (2016); Sabancı Museum, Istanbul (2015). Taşdelen’s work has been reviewed in publications including Artforum, Flash Art, ArtAsiaPacific, Canadian Art and C Magazine. He has been an artist-in-residence at the Delfina Foundation, London; Rupert, Vilnius; and KulturKontakt Austria, Vienna. In 2019, he was long-listed for the Sobey Art Award, Canada’s preeminent prize for contemporary art.
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Erdem Taşdelen é um artista turco-canadense que atualmente reside em Tkaronto/Toronto, Canadá. Por meio do uso de diversos materiais e mídias, ele constrói narrativas semi-ficcionais que incorporam figuras históricas, eventos e textos únicos para implicar realidades sociopolíticas contemporâneas. As exposições selecionadas incluem Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge (2024); The Power Plant, Toronto; Aga Khan Museum, Toronto (2023); BüroSarıgedik, Istambul; The Plumb, Toronto; Richmond Art Gallery; Art Gallery of Burlington (2022); Mercer Union, Toronto; Oakville Galleries (2021); Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga; AKA artist-run, Saskatoon (2020); Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; The Bows, Calgary; Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen (2019); VOX, Montreal; Bonington Gallery, Nottingham (2018); Pera Museum, Istambul; Framer Framed, Amsterdã; Or Gallery, Vancouver (2017); Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg (2016); Sabancı Museum, Istambul (2015). O trabalho de Taşdelen foi analisado em publicações como Artforum, Flash Art, ArtAsiaPacific, Canadian Art e C Magazine. Ele foi artista residente na Delfina Foundation, em Londres; Rupert, em Vilnius; e KulturKontakt Austria, em Viena. Em 2019, ele foi selecionado para o Sobey Art Award, o prêmio mais importante do Canadá para arte contemporânea.
