Ali Akay to Curate 6th Mardin Biennial in May 2024

Ali Akay, a sociology and painting professor at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, has been chosen as the curator for the upcoming 6th Mardin Biennial, which will happen in May 2024. He has a solid background in curating, having organized several international exhibitions, including Seven Questions for Asia at the 6th Kuandu Biennial in Taipei in 2018, Murmuring at the City Art Gallery in Ljubljana in 2018, and Cold Front from the Balkans at the Pera Museum in Istanbul in 2016. He also contributed significantly as an independent curator to establish the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art (2004–2007), Akbank Culture and Art Center (2003–2012), and Şekerbank Açıkekran (2011–2022).