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Article: Istanbul: the biennial and becoming.(Istanbul)
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- Etc. Montreal
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- March 1, 2006
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Istanbul: The Biennial and Becoming Istanbul Biennial, the 2005's Istanbul Biennial. Istanbul; curators : Charles Esche and Vasif Kortun. October 18-November 28, 2005
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Curators, Charles Esche, director of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, and Vasif Kortun, director of Platform Gallery in Istanbul, took a new direction in the structure of 2005's Istanbul Biennial in Turkey. Their approach in choosing the venues, artists and subject matter being more socio-politically oriented than ever before. In previous years the historical peninsula that houses famous monuments such as the Aga Sophia, Blue Mosque and Cistern was the core location of the ...