Çelenk Bafra, the artistic director of Istanbul Modern, will curate the 7th edition of the Mardin Biennial. Scheduled to take place in May 2026, the biennial’s initial insights were shared with ArtDog Istanbul by Mardin Biennial co-director Hakan Irmak and curator Çelenk
Çelenk Bafra will work as the artistic director of Istanbul Modern as of 16 September 2024. As Türkiye’s first museum of modern and contemporary art nears the twenty-year mark in history, she will not only oversee Istanbul Modern’s art programs, collection, and
