In March Istanbul’s Galeri x-ist is exhibiting the phantasmagorical works of the Turkish artist Ansen at New York’s Volta ‘20, the American incarnation of the original Basel VOLTA show, which moves to a new location this year.
Ansen Atillia made his name with his hybrid use of painting, photography and sculpture. Born in Kayseri in 1978 and studied at Mimar Sinan Fine Art Faculty (the old Istanbul Fine Arts Academy). x-Ist staged his first solo exhibition in 2004.
On show in New York will be new works from his Wasteland and “No Man’s Land” series.