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Ahmet Öğüt, widely recognized for his participatory and socially engaged projects, returns to Venice after representing Turkey at the Venice Biennale in 2009 with a new body of work that brings to light his rarely explored painting practice.
“neither artificial nor intelligent” features a previously unseen selection of ten oil portraits from a larger series of fifty, all hand‑painted by the artist over the past three years. The works are on view at A plus A Gallery, Venice, until February 8, 2026.
Conceived as a site‑specific installation, the exhibition unfolds through translucent architectural screens that partially veil each painting. As visitors navigate the space and shift their perspectives, the portraits gradually reveal themselves in their entirety, offering a viewing experience that can only happen on site, authentic and free from digital mediation.
Each portrayed figure embodies a distinct practice and comes from a different city, forming a diverse community of fictional,…
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Ahmet Öğüt, widely recognized for his participatory and socially engaged projects, returns to Venice after representing Turkey at the Venice Biennale in 2009 with a new body of work that brings to light his rarely explored painting practice.
“neither artificial nor intelligent” features a previously unseen selection of ten oil portraits from a larger series of fifty, all hand‑painted by the artist over the past three years. The works are on view at A plus A Gallery, Venice, until February 8, 2026.
Conceived as a site‑specific installation, the exhibition unfolds through translucent architectural screens that partially veil each painting. As visitors navigate the space and shift their perspectives, the portraits gradually reveal themselves in their entirety, offering a viewing experience that can only happen on site, authentic and free from digital mediation.
Each portrayed figure embodies a distinct practice and comes from a different city, forming a diverse community of fictional,…
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