Ari Alpert

My journey into this wild bizarre world starts out in the year 1975 New York/Manhattan, United States of America. After my Jewish father Marc Alpert and my Armenian mother Ani plopped me out into this world (which is a miracle!:) three years after my sister Natacha was born, we stayed in New York until I was three years old. Then my mother my sister and I headed to London, where my mother bellydanced for a living where we would end up staying for 7 years. We were walking on the streets of London about to go to the cinema on a rainy day, my mother turned to me and my sister and asked us what we thought if we were to pack up our things and head to Istanbul. For me going to an all boy's catholic school in London where their were masters who wore black cloaks and used to spank my bottom with a slipper , I did not even hesitate and replied " yes mummy I would like that very much". Even though I did not know how to speak Turkish it was all good for me. So in 1985 the 3 of us moved to Istanbul. After spending a week or two in a hotel my mother ended up renting a small place on the princess Islands called Kınılıada. Just imagine living in London where it rains cats n frogs and finding yourself on an island with just horse carriages for...

Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston MA

2016 Mixer Galeri “Orası” - Karma exibition -Nâzım Hikmet Kültürevi - Bursa

2016 İstanbul Contemporary 14th edition - Mixer Editons - İstanbul

2016 Now or Never - Karma exibition - Nişart , Maçka - İstanbul

2016 Hayat yaşamak için tasarlandı - Omurilik Felçlileri Derneği bağış sergisi - Karma exibition - Nişart - Nişantaşı - İstanbul

2015 Group Show / Melior Mundos, Halka Sanat Galerisi, İstanbul, TR

2014 2 Man Show / I'm Cross I'm not playing, Rezan Has Museum, TR

2013 Group Show / Triangle Project, Roskilde, Denmark

2009 Group Show / Morphosis Street Art Graffiti Exhibition, TR

2007 Group Show / Hafriyat Gallery, İstanbul, TR

2006 Group Show / International S.O.S inforNATiON, Pi Artworks Con Art Center, TR

2006 Group Show / İstanbul Defterdarları, Karşı Sanat, İstanbul, TR

2005 9. International Istanbul Biennial, Depo, İstanbul, TR

2004 Group Show / Karga Art Gallery, İstanbul, TR

2003 Group Show / Belvüe Project, İstanbul, TR

2000 Solo Show / New York Street Show, New York, USA

1998 Group Show / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA

1996 Solo Show / Other Side Gallery, Boston, USA