Bengi Ünsal
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Bengi Ünsal is Director of Institute of Contemporary Arts in London (since 2022)[1][2][3][4][5], having previously been the Head of Contemporary Music at Southbank Centre from 2016 until 2022[6]. She was the founding director of Istanbul's multi-arts venue Salon IKSV.[6] She was the Managing Director of Doublemoon Records in Istanbul from 2007 to 2009.[7]
Career
As the Head of Contemporary Music at Southbank Centre, Bengi Ünsal managed the artist-curated Meltdown festival, securing artists such as M.I.A (2017), Robert Smith (2018), Nile Rodgers (2019) and Grace Jones (2020) as curators. Robert Smith's Meltdown was nominated for Music Week Awards’ Festival of the Year in 2019[8], and Grace Jones' Meltdown was nominated for Music Week Awards’ Festival of the Year in 2023[9]
Ünsal was listed in She Said So's Alternative Power Music 100 list in 2018.[10]
References
- ↑ Westall, Mark (2022-01-07). "BENGI ÜNSAL TO BECOME THE ICA'S NEW DIRECTOR". FAD Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ Stephens, Simon (2022-01-11). "Institute of Contemporary Arts appoints director". Museums Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ "Southbank music curator crosses river to become new ICA director". ArtReview. 2022-01-07. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ "The week in art news – Colston Four cleared of criminal damage". Apollo. 2022-01-06. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ Chow, Vivienne (2023-01-30). "'Come as You Are': How ICA London's Director Is Rejuvenating the Museum... by Hosting Genre-Bending Late-Night Parties". Artnet. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Battaglia, Andy (2022-01-07). "ICA London Names Bengi Ünsal as New Director Amid 'Rebalancing of Multidisciplinary Program'". ARTnews. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ "Bengi Ünsal to Lead London ICA". Artforum. 2022-01-07. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ Paine, Andre (2019-02-18). "2019 Music Week Awards finalists revealed..." Music Week. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ "Music Week Awards Finalists". Music Week Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ "Alternative Power 100 Music List 2018". shesaid.so. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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