Burak Arikan is an artist who lives in New York. He explores societal issues, generating network maps, predictive systems, algorithmic interfaces, performances, and installations. His work reveals inherent power relationships in complex networks and contributes to the discourse on emerging political economies of data, decentralization, and blockchain technology. Arikan’s works have been featured in internationally including MoMA, Venice Architecture Biennial, São Paulo Biennial, MAXXI Museum, and Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art. Arikan is the founder of Graph Commons, a collaborative platform for mapping, analyzing, and publishing data-networks.

Arikan has presented his work internationally at institutions including Museum of Modern Art New York, Venice Architecture Biennale, São Paulo Biennial, Istanbul Biennial, Berlin Biennial, Sharjah Biennial, Marrakech Biennial, Ashkal Alwan, MAXXI Museum, Transmediale, Ars Electronica, Sonar, DEMF, Neuberger Museum of Art, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Asia Art Archive, LABoral, Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art, Borusan Contemporary, DEPO, ARTER, and SALT.

He has lectured and led workshops at institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rhode Island School of Design, New York University, Columbia University, The New School, King’s College London, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), Geneva University of Art and Design, Istanbul Technical University, Bogazici University, Koc University, Sabanci University, and Istanbul Bilgi University.

Arikan earned an M.S. from the MIT Media Laboratory in the Physical Language Workshop (PLW) led by John Maeda. He holds an M.A. in Visual Communication Design from Istanbul Bilgi University, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Yildiz Technical University.

For past exhibitions and lectures please visit the Curriculum Vitae.