17th Istanbul Biennial
September 17, 2022 – November 20, 2022
https://bienal.iksv.org/en
The 17th Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and supported by Koç Holding, the Biennial Sponsor since 2007, opens to the public on Saturday, 17 September 2022 and can be visited free of charge until 20 November 2022.
Curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh, this edition brings together people and processes in a gathering of more than 50 projects, each the fruit of long-term research and collaboration. Embracing various encounters in a myriad of forms, from a musical composition for water buffalos and giant puppet shows across the city, to a dumpling food festival, research projects on the archives of feminist movements, dialogues with birds, and a poetry channel inviting 15 poets to write a new poem every month for a year, this Biennial is above all an invitation to spend time together, thinking, talking, reading, viewing and listening in public, an invitation to ask questions, and question answers.
With its focus on process and participation, the 17th Istanbul Biennial involves over 500 artists, thinkers, writers, poets, puppeteers, researchers, environmentalists, architects, radio hosts, fishermen, buffalo herders, activists, stand-up comedians, conductors, ethnomusicologists, ornithologists and many others, have contributed to the biennial individually or through collective work with local communities across Istanbul and other parts of Turkey.
Acting as a host across the city, the 17th Istanbul Biennial spans 12 exhibition venues that are diverse in nature in the Zeytinburnu, Kadıköy, Fatih and Beyoğlu districts, as well as over 50 bookstores, second-hand booksellers, hospitals, cafes, metro stops, disseminating the ideas around which its projects are shaped. For global audiences, Radyo Bienal has been engaging Turkish-speaking communities with a 25-episode weekly programme hosted by Açık Radyo (Open Radio), an independent and egalitarian terrestrial radio channel, as well as featuring an English podcast series that can be listened to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts, with new episodes, added every Tuesday.
Contributors include:
Zeytinburnu Medicinal Plants Garden – Laura Anderson Barbata, Mariah Lookman
Müze Gazhane (Gashouse Museum) – Arazi Assembly & Topological Atlas, Atıf Akın, Adlaw Sang Mananagat Fisherfolks’ Day (Martha Atienza and GoodLAND Association), Laura Anderson Barbata, Pustaka Bergerak, Merve Elveren & Çağla Özbek, Arahmaiani Feisal, Ângela Ferreira, INLAND, INTERPRT, Oda Projesi, Pratchaya Phinthong with Chairat Polmuk, Lieko Shiga, Ahmet Öğüt & The Silent University Team (Yelta Köm, Pelin Tan, Amal Jibril, Suha Nabhan), Orkan Telhan, Vocal Cognitive Territory Part of the Collaborative Project Devenir Universidad, Yee I-lann in collaboration with Omadal Island Bajau and Sama DiLaut (Sulu and Celebes Seas) weavers: CT Aturdaya, Darwisa Binti Omar, Kinnuhong Binti Gundasali, Koddil Binti Tamunang, Noraidah Binti Jabarah, Roziah Binti Jalalid, Sanah Binti Belasani and filmmaker Andy Chia Chee Shiong
arthereistanbul – Lida Abdul, Footsteps
Barın Han – Açık Radyo, John Bell, Bread and Puppet Theater (Clare Dolan, John Bell, Adam Cook, and Feride Eralp with contributions by Cengiz Özek), Crip Magazine by Eva Egermann, Danarto dkk, Dumpling Post, Merve Elveren & Çağla Özbek, Green Papaya Art Projects, KONDA Research and Consultancy, Christian Nyampeta, Oda Projesi, Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Poetry Channel Pratchaya Phinthong with Chairat Polmuk, Catarina Simão, Yehwan Song, Nakamura Yuta
The Çinili Hamam – Taloi Havini, Renato Leotta
Küçük Mustafa Paşa Hammam – Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Tarek Atoui, Crip Magazine by Eva Egermann, Dumpling Post, Newell Harry, Oda Projesi, Poetry Channel, Lieko Shiga, Yehwan Song
Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum – Lida Abdul, Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina, Merve Elveren & Çağla Özbek, Lamia Joreige, Gülsün Karamustafa, KONDA Research and Consultancy, Charles Lim Yi Yong and Simryn Gill, Angela Melitopoulos, Alice Miceli, Nepal Picture Library, Lieko Shiga, Kerstin Schroedinger, Sim Chi Yin, Sriwhana Spong
Büyükdere35 – Cooking Sections
Central Greek High School for Girls – Disobedience Archive – Ders Bitti (Marco Scotini, Can Altay)
SAHA Studio – Atıf Akın, Ahmet Öğüt & The Silent University Team (Yelta Köm, Pelin Tan, Amal Jibril, Suha Nabhan), Yehwan Song
Metro İstanbul Yaklaşım Tüneli Taksim – Carlos Casas
Performistanbul Live Art Research Space (PCSAA) – Merve Elveren & Çağla Özbek, Evrim Kavcar & Elif Öner
atelier d’architecture autogérée also participates in the biennial in partnership with Pelin Tan, taking a collaborative and dialogical form by convening a two-day workshop.
The biennial also presents a film programme which includes contributions by filmmakers Carlos Casas, Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel, From Scratch, Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi, Anamika Haksar, Heidrun Holzfeind, Les McLaren and Annie Stiven, Payal Kapadia, Ernst Karel and Veronika Kusumaryati, Abbas Kiarostami, Migrant Ecologies Projects, Dennis O’Rourke, Pere Portabella, Lisa Rave, Riar Rizaldi, Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, Sriwhana Spong, Hu Tai-li, Nguyễn Trinh Thi, Chikako Yamashiro.
Temporary events take place across Istanbul, a film programme takes places at various venues as well as conferences and workshops happen throughout the duration of the biennial. Further information about these programmes can be found on: https://bienal.iksv.org/en/17th-istanbul-biennial/public-learning-programmes
Publications
Within the scope of the biennial, a guide and a catalogue are published in cooperation with Yapı Kredi Publications and with the contributions of the Vehbi Koç Foundation. The guidebook includes detailed information and photos of all biennial projects. The book Afterthoughts includes articles that the curators brought together to convey their thoughts and dreams about the biennial to the audience in a more comprehensive way. The poetry book published within the scope of the biennial’s Poetry Chanel project contains new poems from fifteen poets participating in the program under the editorship of Süreyyya Evren and Erdem İlgi Akter. The book, which includes selections from two great poets Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Nâzım Hikmet, also includes testimonies about the project.
All of these publications can be purchased from the biennial venues Pera Museum, Barın Han and Müze Gazhane.
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to record the default button state of the corresponding category and the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
enforce_policy | 1 year | PayPal sets this cookie for secure transactions. |
KHcl0EuY7AKSMgfvHl7J5E7hPtK | 1 year 1 month 4 days | PayPal sets this cookie to run the purchase facilities offered on the website through PayPal. |
pmpro_visit | session | The cookie is set by PaidMembership Pro plugin. The cookie is used to manage user memberships. |
sc_f | 1 year 1 month 4 days | PayPal sets this cookie when a website is in association with PayPal's payment function. |
ts | 1 year 1 month 4 days | PayPal sets this cookie to enable secure transactions through PayPal. |
ts_c | 1 year 1 month 4 days | PayPal sets this cookie to make safe payments through PayPal. |
viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
LANG | 9 hours | Linkedin set this cookie to set user's preferred language. |
tsrce | 3 days | PayPal sets this cookie to enable the PayPal payment service on the website. |
x-pp-s | session | PayPal sets this cookie to process payments on the site. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
l7_az | 30 minutes | This cookie is necessary for the PayPal login function on the website. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
_ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
_ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
_gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
_gid | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
c | 20 years | Rubicon Project sets this cookie to control the synchronization of user identification and the exchange of user data between various ad services. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 months 27 days | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
YSC | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
yt.innertube::nextId | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
yt.innertube::requests | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |