Call for applications -13th Istanbul Biennial

The title and conceptual framework of the 13th Istanbul Biennial was announced by its curator Fulya Erdemci on Tuesday, 8 January. Fulya Erdemci, who determined the title of the 13th Istanbul Biennial as “Mom, am I barbarian?” with a reference from poet Lale Müldür’s book of the same title, explained the conceptual framework.

At the press meeting, Fulya Erdemci announced that, as an exhibition in a dialogue with the city, the 13th Istanbul Biennial’s focal point would be the notion of the public domain as a political forum.

For more information on the conceptual framework click here

The artists to participate in the 13th İstanbul Biennial will be determined by Fulya Erdemci, the curator of the exhibition. Erdemci continues to carry out her research both in Turkey and abroad.

Each applicant is supposed to send his or her digital portfolios and project proposals together with the filled application form and send them to the e-mail address below. Further information on the 13th Istanbul Biennial may be reached through the Biennial’s web site.

The applications will be done only digitally through e-mail. The application e-mails should be sent to application.biennial@iksv.org by one e-mail latest on March 1st, 2013. The attachments size should not exceed 8 MBs.

Final invitations to the participating artists will be sent by the end of June 2013 and all applicants will receive an answer regarding their project proposal by this date. 

Please click here for the submission form.