9th Istanbul Biennial:
Luca Frei invited
16 settembre – 30 ottobre 2005
www.iksv.org/bienal/english
Luca Frei has been invited to participate at the 9th International Istanbul Biennial
It is with pleasure that we present you information on the 9th International Istanbul Biennial organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts that will take place between 16 September to 30 October 2005. For the first time the Biennial will be developed through a working collaboration between the director of Van Abbemuseum, Charles Esche and the Director of Platform Garanti CAC, Vasıf Kortun.
Esche and Kortun are working together on an exhibition structure that folds out of and reveals its context - the city of İstanbul. The title of this Biennial is "İstanbul", referring both to the real urban location and the imaginative charge that this city represents for the world. "İstanbul" as a metaphor, as a prediction, as a lived reality, and an inspiration has many stories to tell and the Biennial will attempt to tap directly into this rich history and its possibilities.
(You may find detailed information about the concept of the 9th Istanbul Biennial at the Istanbul Biennial web site)
The curators will not be using any of the monuments located in the historical peninsula, preferring to work in sites that have a more common reference to the every-day, the physical legacy of modernity and the shift to a consumer economy.
The press opening of the 9th Istanbul Biennial will take place on the 15th of September and will be followed by panel discussions, performances, parties and other special events during 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th.
Participating artists to the 9th Intenational Istanbul Biennial include:
Hüseyin Alptekin
Pawel Althamer
Halil Altındere
Yochai Avrahami
Yael Bartana
Otto Berchem
Johanna Billing
Michael Blum
Daniel Bozhkov
Pavel Büchler
Phil Collins
Smadar Dreyfus
Maria Eichhorn
Gardar Eide Einarsson
Hala Elkoussy
Jon Mikel Euba
Cerith Wyn Evans
Jakup Ferri
Flying City
Günther Förg
Luca Frei
Erik Göngrich
Gruppo A12
Daniel Guzman
IRWIN
Chris Johanson
Y.Z. Kami
Karl-Heinz Klopf
Servet Koçyigit
Yaron Leshem
David Maljkovic
Oda Projesi
Paulina Olowska
Silke Otto-Knapp
Serkan Özkaya
S¸ener Özmen
Dan Perjovschi
Ola Pehrson
Khalil Rabah
RUANGRUPA
Mario Rizzi
Solmaz Shahbazi
Ahlam Shibli
Sean Snyder
Nedko Solakov
SUPERFLEX
Pilvi Takala
TINTIN Wulia
Alexander Ugay/ Roman Maskalev
Axel John Wieder/Jesko Fezer
For further information:
International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts
Istiklal Caddesi 146
Beyoglu 34435 Istanbul, Turkey
T +90 212 334 07 63
F +90 212 334 07 18
