Mutlu Cerkez: 1988–2065

Overview

Born in London in 1964, the same year his Turkish-Cypriot parents immigrated to Australia, Mutlu Çerkez was an influential, but often overlooked artist who's work had a lasting impact on the Australian and international art worlds. Based in Melbourne until his untimely death in 2005, Çerkez's work combined elements of printmaking, installation, minimalism and conceptual art in a style that defied any singular genre.

A graduate of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts, Çerkez's reputation increased throughout an extensive career, holding exhibitions across Australia and internationally. Inscribing each of his creations with a future date signalling when he would remake his own artworks, Çerkez explored notions of time, the past and future across abstract designs and symbology. Held at Monash University's MUMA gallery, Mutlu Çerkez: 1988–2065 is the first career-survey of the artist's work.

Image: Mutlu Çerkez, Dead 4 August 2027.