Istanbul
Where East meets West, art history meets radical contemporary practice
8
Exhibitions
5
Venues
Art & the City in Dialogue
Istanbul's Istanbul Biennial, the SALT research platform, and the Pera Museum make it the Middle East's most intellectually vibrant art city.
The City as Stage
Exhibitions in Istanbul
The spaces where Istanbul speaks — from major institutional surveys to gallery shows that define the city's contemporary conversation.
What's On
Istanbul — Upcoming Shows
5 shows
Now Showing
Featured Artists
Urban Infrastructure
Istanbul's Art Ecosystem
The institutions, galleries, and independent spaces through which Istanbul produces, hosts, and transmits contemporary culture.
Gallery Directory
Contemporary Galleries in Istanbul
A verified directory of Istanbul's contemporary art galleries — each record fetched and confirmed from the gallery's official website.
On the Rise
Artists to Watch in Istanbul
Active voices generating signal — emerging, mid-career, and buzzworthy names surfacing in Istanbul's current scene.
Sarkis
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Ara Güler
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Ahmet Ögüt
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Refik Anadol
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Fahrelnissa Zeid
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Ebru Side
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Leila Alaoui
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Biennale Radar
Part of Biennale Radar's Art & the City in Dialogue series — aggregating live editorial intelligence about how cities and the art world speak to each other.