The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), has announced that the 18th Istanbul Biennial will be curated by Christine Tohmé. This upcoming edition will span three years, with events and initiatives scheduled from 2025 to 2027, each phase building upon the
The 18th Istanbul Biennial, scheduled between 14 September and 17 November 2024 has been cancelled. The announcement made by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) is as follows: ‘’ The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) has been working since
Curator and researcher Kevser Güler will take over the directorship of the Istanbul Biennial as of January 15, 2024. Istanbul Biennial, is organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1987. The 18th Istanbul Biennial, curated by Iwona Blazwick
İstanbul Biennial Director Bige Örer has decided to step down from her duties at IKSV as of 15 January 2024. A written statement from IKSV said Örer has decided to step down to continue her work on different projects. Earlier this year,
The controversy arose when Turkish curators raised doubts about the selection of Iwona Blazwick as the curator for the upcoming Istanbul Biennial. They were puzzled about the criteria for her selection, considering she was already a member of the biennial’s advisory board.
Iwona Blazwick was announced today as the Curator of the 18th Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by 2007-2036 Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding, running from 14 September to 17 November 2024. Announcing the appointment,
The Biennial has hosted more than 1000 artists with more than two million visitors since 1987. The biennial concept therefore proposes a motive towards an effort of cooperative production; presenting a common denominator under many contemporary, local and global titles that artistic
Nicolas Bouirrad argues the Seventh Continent “shows today’s artistic production as a multiverse, an archipelago of differences, away from normative continents and massive entities.” And he adds that it defines art as a molecular anthropology, which studies the human effects, tracks and