About

Hakan Topal

Hakan Topal (born in Turkey) is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He was the co-founder of an international art collective, xurban_collective (2000-12), and exhibited his collective and individual artworks and research projects extensively, in institutions such as the 8th and 9th Istanbul Biennials; Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21), Vienna; Kunst-Werke, Berlin; ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe; MoMA PS1; Platform, Istanbul; the 9th Gwangju Biennial and ICP Museum, New York. Topal represented Turkey in various international exhibitions including the Turkish Pavilion at the 49th Venice Biennial. His texts and projects have been featured in various international journals, books, and catalogs. He studied engineering (B.S.) and Gender and Women’s Studies (M.S.) at Middle East Technical University and received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the New School for Social Research. He is an Associate Professor of New Media and Art+Design at Purchase College, State University New York.

CV:

Hakan_Topal-CV-February2024

Contact:

Email: hakantopal ((at)) gmail ((dot)) com
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For more information please visit:

http://xurban.net   | For xurban_collective’s archived projects and texts (2000-2012)
http://newgray.com | Newgray LLC Research & Design Studio (2010-Present /semi-active)
www.purchase.edu | Purchase College Faculty Page