Bio
Babak Golkar is a conceptual artist born in 1977 in the United States and raised between Tehran and Vancouver. His practice interrogates the mechanisms of meaning-making through an exploration of both spatial and ideological perspectives. Golkar’s work critically engages with cultural paradigms, using art as a medium to question and destabilize how knowledge and values are constructed. His multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, installation, video, and drawing, each of which serves to investigate the complex relationships between space, culture, and ideology.

Golkar’s work has been exhibited in major institutions such as the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and The British Museum. Known for his intellectual rigor, conceptual depth, and humorous strategies, Golkar's projects challenge established socio-economic systems and historical narratives, inviting viewers to reconsider their perspectives. His works have gained international recognition for their ability to disrupt conventional thinking, and his ongoing exploration of art market dynamics, cultural identity, and spatial relationships continues to test boundaries within contemporary art.

Practice
Golkar’s practice centers on the processes of deconstruction, replication and transformation, engaging across diverse media and object forms. His work is rooted in a deep investigation of the relationship between space and human conditions in the contemporary world, with a particular focus on how these spatial dynamics influence perception. Golkar's methods aim to challenge established ways of seeing, often by distorting assumed certainties of perspective.

Through this approach, Golkar questions enduring cultural and socio-economic structures, as well as the ideological viewpoints that shape our understanding of reality. His working process continuously seeks to subvert dominant narratives, offering a space for viewers to engage with art in ways that reconsider both its form and meaning.