abstract:The International Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, held every two years in Istanbul, Turkey, since 1987. The biennial is organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.
Their arrival may give a boost to a longtime also-ran in the art-biennial pack the IstanbulBiennial, an exhibition of contemporary art that opens Saturday and runs through Nov. 13 at the Antrepo warehouses.
The city whose historical treasures tend to outshine its thriving and compelling contemporary-design scene is aiming to rectify that, and to make headlines for something other than bad news, by launching the Istanbul Design Biennial, an ambitious pair of exhibitions and related activities that will run through December 12.