Take off your eyes
about the artist
Hande Sever is a writer and research-based artist from Istanbul, currently based in Los Angeles. Her work explores archives and the excavation of lost texts and distant images, focusing on how the production and dissemination of these materials shape historical narratives. Sever’s work has been exhibited internationally at the Hauser & Wirth in Somerset; Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna; Czong Institute for Contemporary Art in Seoul; Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago; and the Wende Museum of the Cold War in Culver City, among others. Sever’s work has been supported by grants from the Félix González-Torres Foundation, California Arts Council, Eidolon Center for Everyday Photography, and the Hrant Dink Foundation.
related programming
June 7 at 1 PM
Artist-led Walkthrough
June 20 at 7:30 PM
A lecture performance by Hande Sever
June 21 at 1 PM
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A workshop by Abigail Raphael Collins