IB17th - Footsteps Library

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by 2007-2026 Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding, the 17th Istanbul Biennial will take place between 11 September and 14 November 2022. The curatorial team for the 17th edition of the biennial will be Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar, and David Teh.
Istanbul Biennial 2022 will be situated in specific locations across the city to reveal and amplify connections between present-day life and Istanbul’s richly layered past. Spanning historic districts as well as those developed during the city’s expansion over the last century, the Biennial venues will include the atelier of a modern master calligrapher and bookbinder, a fifteenth century hammam, an abandoned Greek School, an art space run by immigrant artists, a former gas house, newly renovated as a cultural centre, an independent radio station that has broadcast for over two decades, alongside with a residency space for artists and curators to interact and produce new works. Together, these sites will not only play host to the biennial’s diverse projects, but will also reveal social histories and contemporary challenges faced by Istanbulites in the midst of constant change.