The 11th International İstanbul Biennial (September 12–November 8, 2009) announces list of artists and venues. More than 120 projects from 69 artists from 40 countries will be exhibited throughout
the Biennial. »»

11th International İstanbul Biennial continues the "Red Thread" talk and conversation series. The fourth seminar of the series will be held in ITU Faculty of Architecture on July 26th, Friday, at 18.00. Trevor Paglen will be presenting the seminar, entitled "Blank Spots on the Map: State Secrecy and the Limits of the Visible". »»

Final invitations to the participating artists will be sent by the end of June 2009 and all applicants will receive an answer regarding their project proposal by the same date. Thank you for your interest.

The 11th International Istanbul Biennial's conceptual framework has been announced by the Biennial curators WHW (What, How & for Whom) at the Biennial press conference. Biennial will take place under the title "What Keeps Mankind Alive?" in Autumn 2009. »»

The Croatian curatorial collective What, How & for Whom (WHW) is the first recipient of the Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory 2008. The award has been given to WHW because of their unique working practice as a curatorial collective that has been dedicated to exploring relevant contemporary artistic issues in relation to social issues concerning the world after 1989. »»

10th International Istanbul Biennial Website »»