Kutlug Ataman
Masquerading as a documentary about the Hippeastrum bulb, this is actually a portrait of a woman wholly devoted to these bulbs, which contain only the hope of flowering once a year. The video is split into the seasons:
Autumn: 10 mins
Spring: 23 mins
Summer: 51 mins
winter: 41 mins
Provenance
Exhibitions
Documenta 11, Kassel, 2002
Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, 2002
Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, 2002
Serpentine Galleries, London, 2002
Museum voor Actuele Kunst, The Hague, 2003
Wexner Centre for the Arts, Columbus, 2003
Tate Britain, London, 2003
Bergen Kunsthall, 2004
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2004
Bergen Kunsthall, Norway, 2004
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, 2004
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2005
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, 2005
Western Bridge, Seattle, 2006
Istanbul Modern, 2010
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, 2015
Denver Art Museum, 2015