BERKAY TUNCAY
1983, born in Istanbul. Lives and works in Amsterdam.
+31621500424 / berkaytuncays@gmail.com / www.berkaytuncay.net
https://www.instagram.com/berkaytuncays/
EDUCATION
2008-2011 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Computer Aided Art & Design Department, Postgraduate, Istanbul
2001-2006 Istanbul University, Archeological Restoration and Conservation Department, Bachelor’s Degree, Istanbul
RESIDENCIES
2023 Delfina Foundation, London
2021 Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht
2018 Gastatelier des Landes Nordrhein Westfalen, Düsseldorf
2014 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2011-2013 Borusan Art Center, Istanbul
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 CLICKTRANCE, SANATORIUM, Istanbul
2024 Just For The Hell Of It, DIANA Gallery, New York
2024 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ [Fancy Text], Kuub.Space, Utrecht
2020 Human, how strange, so vulgar, such a masterpiece and yet so primitive, SANATORIUM, Istanbul
2018 Getting Away With It (All Messed Up), DISPLAY, Berlin
2016 Life Is What Happens To You While You Are Busy Watching Cute Cat Videos, Gaia Gallery, Istanbul
2013 WE ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, 49A, İzmir
2011 I’M SORRY, BECAUSE I DANCE, De Kijkdoos, Amsterdam
SELECTED DUO EXHIBITIONS
2020 The World Forgetting, by the World Forgot, with Niklas Goldbach, Monitor, İzmir
2018 A Future of Archive, with Rustan Söderling, Corridor Project Space, Amsterdam
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Timeless Curiosities, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul
Dark Kitchen, Under the Spell, London
New Lands, Arkas Sanat Alaçatı, İzmir
2023
Art Across the Borders, Galatea Kunstprijs, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht
No Backup for 601 Days, W139, Amsterdam
Atelier in de Stad, Greylight Projects, Heerlen
In Case You Are Curious, Open Studio Event, Delfina Foundation, London
The Age of Fire, Ankara Çağdaş Sanatlar Merkezi, Ankara
Niyetler 2, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
On a Beam of Light, Taksim Sanat, Istanbul
Eve Dönmek İstemiyorum, Feshane, Istanbul
border_less EDITIONS POP-UP, İMALAT-HANE, Bursa
Onunla, O’art Fişekhane, Istanbul
2022
The Arts of One World, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal
Oeuvre and Grace, Erimtan Art and Archeology Museum, Ankara
Lorem Ipsum, Akaretler No:11, Istanbul
2021
Touche-Moi, Tropez, Berlin
Crystal Clear, Pera Museum, Istanbul
Now 2021, O’Art, Istanbul
Facing Windows, Koli Art Space, Istanbul
2020
WHOmanity, Amsterdam Ferry Festival, Amsterdam
Devir Projesi, Galeri 5, Istanbul
2019
Ubiquitous Surfaces, Seager Gallery, London
In the Blink of a Bird, nGbK, Berlin
Fragments of a Hologram Rose, Sanatorium, Istanbul
No Todo - Niet Alles, Johan Deumens Archive, Amsterdam
F, Hayy Open Space, Izmir; Kıraathane, Istanbul; A4 Atölye, Diyarbakır; Torun, Ankara
Pandora’nın Kara Kutusu, Galata Rum Okulu, Istanbul
2018
Anger is a solution, if anger means kittens, D21 Kunstraum, Leipzig
A Future of Archive, Corridor Project Space, Amsterdam
Future of Travel, Noks Independent Art Space, Istanbul
99 Square, Art ON, Istanbul
Teşbihte Hata Olmaz, Mixer, Istanbul
A New World, METU Culture and Congress Center, Ankara
Sweet Little Lies, Plato Sanat, Istanbul
2017
A Theory of the Present, Gaia Gallery, Istanbul
Me and You, 5533, Istanbul
Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition, Aksanat, Istanbul
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, 44a Gallery, Istanbul
Kara Ütopya, TUYAP, Istanbul
Sosyomanya, Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul
The Fragility of Now, 42 Maslak Art!Space, Istanbul
2016
A MYSTICAL STAIRCASE, @ www.63rd77thsteps.com
Touch Base, Mindscape Universe, Berlin
Civilization and Its Discontents, Ins, Istanbul
Her Havuzun Dibi Aynı, as B.I.T Collective, Çetin Emeç Sanat Galerisi, Izmir
2015
Bring Your Own Beamer, Pera Museum, Istanbul
Formless: Fluid Reality in New Media Art, Salon of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
Post Internet is Dead, Fisher Gallery, Ohio
Free Things, STCFTHOTS, Leeds
2014
Stay with me, Apartment Project, Berlin
Artists Pick Artists, ArtSumer Gallery, Istanbul
The Spirit of Paper, ALAN, Istanbul
2013
Coup de Ville - Attracted by another level, St. Niklaas (BE)
...With All the Changes that Loomed Far Behind the Horizon, MarsIstanbul, Istanbul
Untold Unwritten: Fourth Show, Borusan Music House, Istanbul
2012
Young/Fresh/Different III, CDA Projects, Istanbul
In the Irregular Topography of the Mind, Rumeli Han, Istanbul
Global Village, Project 072, Alkmaar, Kulturhuset Bronde, Brondby
What I Love: The Third Show, Borusan Music House, Istanbul
In Several Aspects, Halka Art Project, Istanbul
2011
An Exchange with Sol Lewitt, Cabinet, New York
Agency of Unrealized Projects, organized by e-flux, Kopfbau, Basel
Update, Hayaka Artı Istanbul
Papergirl Istanbul, Milk Gallery - Istanbul
Kargasa 11, KargART - Istanbul
My Everyday Object: One Object, One Postcard, Polifemo, Milano
Even My Mum Can Make A Book #2, Apartment Project, Istanbul
Artbeat Istanbul/Project Space, Lütfi Kırdar Convention & Exhibition Center, Istanbul
2010
Nuit Blanche des Petits, CENTQUATRE - Paris
Lives and Works in Istanbul Project, Sanat Limanı, Istanbul
Feldstärke International-Agora 2010, CENTQUATRE - Paris, PACT Zollverein, Essen, Kadırga Arts Production Center, Istanbul
8. Korea-Turkey Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition, MKM, Istanbul
2009
City and Art Project, Malmö K3 University, Krets Art Gallery, Malmö,Tophane-i Amire Cultural Center, Istanbul
ARTIST TALKS/ SCREENINGS/ WORKSHOPS
2023 Film Screening, Delfina Foundation Open Studios, London
2023 Film Screening, Atelier in de Stad, Greylight Projects, Heerlen
2022 Film Screening, Jan van Eyck Academie Open Studios, Maastricht
2021 Stage of Plastic Dreams, Online Video Screening, hosted by Pera Museum & HypercortexUK
2020 Human, how strange, so vulgar, such a masterpiece and yet so primitive, Online Artist Talk, hosted by OMM Museum
2019 Visual Poetry in Intersecting Worlds, Artist Workshop, Pera Museum, Istanbul
2017 Me and You with Borga Kanturk, 5533, Istanbul
2016 Life Is What Happens To You While You Are Busy Watching Cute Cat Videos, Artist Talk, Gaia Gallery, Istanbul
2014 Cité Internationale des Arts, Open Studio and Artist Talk, Paris
2013 International Artist Village, Artist Talk, C-Mine, Genk On Artistic Practices, Artist Talk, IO Non-Profit Space, Izmir
2012 In the Irregular Topography of the Mind, Artist Talk, Rumeli Han, Istanbul
BIO
Berkay Tuncay’s practice is based on investigating the effects of the internet on society and the human psyche. He examines the intersection points of internet culture, archaeology, psychology, and language. In response to the growing dominance of digital communication, he transforms images, texts, and memes that are circulating online into offline prints, videos, poetry books, and installations. He has embraced a more collaborative approach in recent projects, seeking to initiate collective projects with artists and specialized professionals, including musicians, performers, and YouTubers. Through these endeavors, he aims to deepen the dialogue surrounding our interconnectedness in an increasingly globalized world. He has participated in numerous international group shows, presenting his work on online culture in various forms, recently at Dordrecht Museum, W319, Istanbul Modern, and Montreal Museum of Modern Art. His recent selected solo exhibitions include: ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ [Fancy Text] at KUUB.Space, Utrecht (2024), CLICKTRANCE at SANATORIUM, Istanbul (2024), and Just for the hell of it at DIANA Gallery, New York (2024). He has also taken part in several prestigious artist residency programs, including Jan van Eyck Academie, Delfina Foundation, and Cité Internationale des Arts.