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İSTANBUL’DA BİENAL HEYECANINA ÇEYREK KALA

A Quarter to the Biennial Excitement in Istanbul


The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), with the support of Koç Holding, the sponsor of the Biennial until 2026, is bringing the 17th Biennial to the city between September 17 and November 20, 2022. This time, the Biennial spreads across the entire city, from secondhand bookstores to bathhouses.

The 17th Istanbul Biennial, featuring contributions from many participants including artists, thinkers, writers, poets, and researchers, begins on September 17. Projects carried out in collaboration with communities from different parts of the world for over two years will be open to interaction throughout the Biennial in various districts of Istanbul. Events, interventions, and unexpected encounters will also be part of the exhibitions.

The 17th Istanbul Biennial will extend beyond museums and traditional art venues in the city's historic neighborhoods to many different locations including bookstores, secondhand bookshops, hospitals, cafes, and even the metro tunnel beneath Taksim Square. The Biennial will be free to visit again this year.

The prominent venues in the Beyoğlu district are exciting: Pera Museum, which has hosted many Istanbul Biennials; Performistanbul Live Art Research Area (PCSAA), which brings together performance artists; the Central Greek Girls' High School, one of Istanbul’s oldest Greek schools; and SAHA Studio, offering an interaction and production space for artists and curators, are among the main venues.

Among the Biennial venues in Kadıköy are the Museum Gazhane, one of Istanbul’s industrial heritage sites with a 130-year history, and arthereistanbul, established in 2014 in Yeldeğirmeni by artists forced to leave Syria. In the Fatih district, exhibition venues will open to Biennial visitors for the first time this year. These include the studio of calligraphy and bookbinding artist Emin Barın, Barın Han; The Çinili Hamam designed by Mimar Sinan; and the Küçük Mustafa Paşa Hamam, built in the 15th century. The Zeytinburnu Medicinal Plants Garden, located on a 14-acre site, will also be one of the Biennial’s venues.