On the 11th International Istanbul Biennial

It is not difficult to be skeptical of the premise of art biennials, as they are often considered the quintessential cultural manifestation of the neoliberal economy as well as the nexus of culture and tourism. In Turkey, suspicion towards contemporary art has been rampant and self-replicating since the late 1980s when major corporations started to provide institutions with financial support, including the Istanbul Biennial.

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