The 8 routes of the Istanbul Biennial
The 18th Istanbul Biennial, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of Koç Holding, will open its doors from September 20 to November 23. With no fixed exhibition venue, the Istanbul Biennial will establish unique connections with Istanbul through the use of different venues in this edition.
The venues of the three-year 18th Istanbul Biennial, which will begin on September 20, were also determined with an approach related to the conceptual framework created by curator Christine Tohmé.
The first leg of the biennial, titled “Three-Legged Cat,” will be hosted by eight venues within walking distance of each other along the Beyoğlu-Karaköy line.
The venues, all accessible on foot, offer opportunities to take breaks and breathe along the way. This way, the biennial will enable you to experience the city and its streets as part of the exhibition fabric, encountering and engaging with the works in the natural flow of time.
HERE ARE THOSE PLACESWorks of more than 40 artists will be on display during the biennial.
The biennial venues are as follows:
1 - Istanbul Galata Greek School, a witness to the city's multicultural past, is joining the biennial venues again this year.
Galata Greek School
2 - The Road A little further on, Zihni Han in Karaköy, once the heart of commerce and opening its doors to spectators for the first time, is one of the main stops of the 18th Istanbul Biennial.
3 - Mental The ground floor of the building located at number 35 on Meclis-i Mebusan Street, a little further on from the Han towards Fındıklı, will once again be transformed into an art space and become the biennial venue this year.
No. 35 on Meclis-i Mebusan Street
4 - Mental Muradiye Han, which is located very close to the Han and whose restoration has been completed, will also take its place among the venues that will host the biennial.
5 - Located right across from Muradiye Han, Gallery 77, as it is known today, will also be one of the stops on the biennial route.
6 - Again The Cone Factory, located in the same area and once producing candy and ice cream cones, will also open its doors to the audience as an art space during the biennial.
Cone Factory
7 - The garden of the former French Orphanage, where an installation will be located within the scope of the biennial, will be a refreshing stop for biennial viewers walking along Boğazkesen Street between Karaköy and Beyoğlu.
Former French Orphanage Garden
8 - The Beyoğlu stop of the biennial will be the Elhamra Han, a symbolic structure on Istiklal Street with its eclectic facade blending Ottoman and European architectural elements.
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