Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar, and David Teh to Curate 17th Istanbul Biennial in 2021
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has chosen Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar, and David Teh to curate the 17th Istanbul Biennial, which will take place from September 11 to November 14, 2021. Bauer, the founding director of NTU CCA since 2013, has experience with Documenta 11 and the Berlin Biennale. Kanwar, who won the Prince Claus Award in 2017, has exhibited his art in major venues. Teh, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore, wrote a book called Thai Art: Currencies of the Contemporary in 2017. The curators plan to focus on natural processes, aiming for a non-traditional event that lacks a typical ending. More details will come out in 2021.
Key facts
- The 17th Istanbul Biennial runs from September 11 to November 14, 2021.
- Curators are Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar, and David Teh.
- The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) made the announcement.
- Ute Meta Bauer is founding director of NTU CCA in Singapore.
- Amar Kanwar received the 2017 Prince Claus Award.
- David Teh is an associate professor at the National University of Singapore.
- The curatorial statement emphasizes a dispersed, non-traditional event structure.
- More details will be revealed in 2021.
Entities
Artists
- Ute Meta Bauer
- Amar Kanwar
- David Teh
- Okwui Enwezor
- Trinh T. Minh-ha
Institutions
- Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV)
- NTU CCA
- Sharjah Biennale
- Berlin Biennale
- Documenta
- Ishara Art Foundation
- NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Tate Modern
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Prince Claus Award
- National University of Singapore
- CIRCUIT Artist Cinema Commissions
- Gwangju Biennale
- Artreview
Locations
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Singapore
- Sharjah
- United Arab Emirates
- Berlin
- Germany
- Kassel
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Madrid
- Spain
- London
- United Kingdom
- Minneapolis
- United States
- Aotearoa
- New Zealand
- Gwangju
- South Korea