Can Altay
David Altmejd
Alexander Apostol
Knut Ã…sdam
Kutlug Ataman
Fikret Atay
Txomin Badiola
Kim Beom
Zarina Bhimji
Monica Bonvicini
Tania Bruguera
Fernando Bryce
Gerard Byrne
Alberto Casado
Filipa César
Taner Ceylan
Attila Csörgõ
Minerva Cuevas
Ergin Çavusoglu
Danica Dakic
Stephen Dean
Willie Doherty
Song Dong
Cevdet Erek
Emre Erkal
Esra Ersen
Bruna Esposito
Tony Feher
Dora Garcia
Kendell Geers
Ann Hamilton
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Runa Islam
Emily Jacir
Yeondoo Jung
Shahram Karimi
Hassan Khan
Lucia Koch
Andreja Kuluncic
Surasi Kusolwong
Annika Larsson
Nikki S. Lee
José Legaspi
Rogelio López Cuenca
Liisa Lounila
Jorge Macchi
DeAnna Maganias
Nalini Malani
Marepe
Marlene McCarty
Julie Mehretu
Cildo Meireles
Bjørn Melhus
Aernout Mik
Zwelethu Mthethwa
Mike Nelson
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba
Paul Noble
Jockum Nordström
Walter Obholzer
Oda Projesi
Marcel Odenbach
Yoshua Okon
Raquel Ormella
Tsuyoshi Ozawa
Bruno Peinado
Marjetica Potrc
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
Michael Riley
Anri Sala
Doris Salcedo
Seifollah Samadian
Peter Sarkisian
Efrat Shvily
Shahzia Sikander
Monika Sosnowska
Jennifer Steinkamp
Hiroshi Sugito
Do-Ho Suh
Fiona Tan
Pascale Marthine
Tayou
Lina Theodorou
Milica Tomic
Uri Tzaig
Avi Shaham
xurban.net
Jasmila Zbanic
Dan Cameron
Based on the idea of relationship between art and politics the 8th International Turkish Biennal proposes more than 80 artists from 42 countries
The 8th International Istanbul Biennial organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts will take place between 19 September - 16 November, 2003 and will be sponsored by Japan Tobacco International, Turkey. The 8th Istanbul Biennial will be curated by Dan Cameron who has been the Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York since 1995.
The artistic framework of the 8th International Istanbul Biennial is formed around the concept of Poetic Justice. In proposing this phrase as the basis for a sustained investigation into the latest developments in contemporary art, the exhibition seeks to articulate an area of creative activity in which the seemingly opposing concepts of poetry and justice are brought into
play together. The 8th Istanbul Biennial will raise the questions of "What is justice? Why has justice emerged today as a question of pressing concern? Is justice possible in today's globalised world?".
The 8th International Istanbul Biennial will utilise four main venues and a number of satellite venues around the city. The main venues are the Antrepo 4 Exhibition Hall a 4.000 square meters former warehouse on the shore of the Bosphorous, the Tophane-i Amire Cultural Centre, a war-cannon manufacturing facility and barracks that was constructed in 1451, now turned into an
exhibition space and the Yerebatan Cistern, built by Justinian in 532 to store water for the Great Palace during Byzantine Empire and the Haghia Sophia Museum, one of the greatest architectural landmarks of the world.
The 8th International Istanbul Biennial will host 85 artists from 42 countries. The artists who are invited to participate in the 8th International Istanbul Biennial are:
Can Altay (Turkey), David Altmejd (Canada), Alexander Apostol (Venezuela), Knut Åsdam (Norway), Kutlug Ataman (Turkey), Fikret Atay (Turkey), Txomin Badiola (Spain), Kim Beom (Korea), Zarina Bhimji (Uganda/UK), Monica Bonvicini (Italy), Tania Bruguera (Cuba), Fernando Bryce (Peru/Germany), Gerard Byrne (Ireland), Alberto Casado (Cuba), Filipa César (Portugal), Taner Ceylan (Turkey), Attila Csörgõ (Hungary), Minerva Cuevas (Mexico), Ergin Çavusoglu (Turkey), Danica Dakic (Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany), Stephen Dean (France/USA), Willie Doherty (Ireland/UK), Song Dong (China), Cevdet Erek - Emre Erkal (Turkey), Esra Ersen (Turkey), Bruna Esposito (Italy),
Tony Feher (USA), Dora Garcia (Spain/Belgium), Kendell Geers (South Africa/Belgium), Ann Hamilton (USA), Trenton Doyle Hancock (USA), Runa Islam (Bangladesh/ UK), Emily Jacir (Palestine), Yeondoo Jung (Korea), Shahram Karimi (Iran/Germany), Hassan Khan (Egypt), Lucia Koch (Brazil), Andreja
Kuluncic (Croatia), Surasi Kusolwong (Thailand), Annika Larsson (Sweden), Nikki S. Lee (Korea), José Legaspi (Philippines), Rogelio López Cuenca (Spain), Liisa Lounila (Finland), Jorge Macchi (Argentina), DeAnna Maganias (Greece), Nalini Malani (India), Marepe (Brazil), Marlene McCarty (USA), Julie Mehretu (Ethiopia/USA), Cildo Meireles (Brazil), Bjørn Melhus (Germany), Aernout Mik (Netherlands), Zwelethu Mthethwa (South Africa), Mike Nelson (UK), Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba (Vietnam), Paul Noble (UK), Jockum Nordström (Sweden), Walter Obholzer (Austria), Oda Projesi (Turkey), Marcel Odenbach (Germany), Yoshua Okon (Mexico), Raquel Ormella (Australia),
Tsuyoshi Ozawa (Japan), Bruno Peinado (France), Marjetica Potrc (Slovenia), Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook (Thailand), Michael Riley (Australia), Anri Sala (Albania/France), Doris Salcedo (Colombia), Seifollah Samadian (Iran), Peter Sarkisian (USA), Efrat Shvily (Israel), Shahzia Sikander (Pakistan/USA), Monika Sosnowska (Poland), Jennifer Steinkamp (USA), Hiroshi Sugito (Japan), Do-Ho Suh (Korea/USA), Fiona Tan (Indonesia/Netherlands), Pascale Marthine
Tayou (Cameroon/Belgium), Lina Theodorou (Greece), Milica Tomic (Serbia), Uri Tzaig - Avi Shaham (Israel), xurban.net (Turkey), Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
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