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New campaign group to monitor Istanbul Biennial developments following curator row
Turkish artists and curators have organised two forums and raised concerns about participants who pulled out
Iwona Blazwick stands down as Istanbul Biennial curator—event postponed until 2025
A row erupted last summer over transparency issues concerning her appointment
Kevser Güler named new director of Istanbul Biennial
The decision comes in the aftermath of a controversy surrounding the appointment of the exhibition's curator
Bige Örer, director of the Istanbul Biennial, steps down after tumultuous year
Turkish arts chief says her decision is not prompted by controversy over curator selection
Four artists withdraw from 2024 Istanbul Biennial as curator row deepens
The participants invited this year call for "transparent forms of communication"—the biennial foundation says dialogue channels are still open
Istanbul Biennial's governing body draws up new selection guidelines following curator row
İKSV will bar advisory board members from taking up curatorial posts although the 2024 edition will go ahead as planned
‘Who is the decision maker’? Artists and curators push for transparency in wake of Istanbul Biennial curator row
Hito Steyerl and ruangrupa are among the signatories of the open letter
Curator chosen for next Istanbul Biennial was told it is ‘not the right time’ for her to organise the show
Defne Ayas has spoken to the online Turkish newspaper T24 about being rejected in favour of Iwona Blazwick
Istanbul Biennial rejected curator recommended by advisory board in favour of Iwona Blazwick
Defne Ayas was unanimously chosen to organise the next edition but was rejected by the foundation that runs the exhibition; Blazwick was selected despite sitting on the biennial advisory board
Iwona Blazwick announced as curator of 18th Istanbul Biennial
The current curatorial lead of Saudi Arabia's Contemporary Art Museum, AlUla, she will now oversee the artistic vision of the Turkish exhibition's 2024 edition
Long-awaited Istanbul Modern museum nears completion
Renzo Piano-designed institution may coincide with this year's Istanbul Biennial
The 17th Istanbul Biennial finds novel ways to have difficult conversations
Against the constraints imposed by Covid-19 and Turkey’s repressive social climate, the influential biennial obliquely takes up thorny topics and engages with the city’s alternative spaces
Fulya Erdemci, the Turkish curator and former director of the Istanbul Biennial, has died
She will be remembered for her commitment to exploring the relationship between public space and contemporary art
Art world impact just 'a drop in the ocean': Istanbul biennial curator takes on climate crisis
Nicolas Bourriaud examines the Anthropocene in 16th edition of the exhibition and says the “real issue is mass tourism"
Monster Chetwynd’s monstrous children’s playground to open in Istanbul
Sculptural project, part of the 16th biennial, looks to the mythical creature Medusa
Istanbul Biennial shifts to waterside warehouse after asbestos scare
New Antrepo 5 venue announced after curator says visitors could have been at risk
'Game-changer' museum to open in Istanbul in time for city's biennial
Turkish non-profit contemporary art space Arter is relocating to a state-of-the-art exhibition space in Dolapdere district
From plastic waste to indigenous heritage, old and new biennials tap into contemporary concerns and issues
Toronto gets a new waterfront biennial while Istanbul stays fresh by shifting to dramatic new locations
Elmgreen & Dragset bring a bit of Istanbul Biennial to Germany
Curators of this year’s show, with the theme of home and neighbourhoods, show key works at Munich museum
Istanbul Biennial brings to light artist-run initiatives springing up across the Turkish city
Curators Elmgreen & Dragset say that press reports give wrong impression of the buzzing local scene
The Istanbul Biennial looks east (Eastern Europe, that is)
The Turkish capital has curators, collectors and galleries—if the government pitches in, it could become the leading destination for contemporary art in the Middle and Near East