by Pamela Wong
UTE META BAUER,
AMAR KANWAR, and
DAVID TEH. Photo by C. Fenzl, Monica Tiwari, and Alex Davies. Courtesy the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (Ä°KSV).
On December 9, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (Ä°KSV) announced that curator Ute Meta Bauer, artist Amar Kanwar, and scholar David Teh, will be the curatorial team for the 17th edition of Istanbul Biennial, slated for September 11 to November 14, 2021. Under their direction the 2021 Biennial “seeks to learn from the birds’ flight, from the once teeming seas, from the earth’s slow chemistry of renewal and nourishment” according to the press release. Further details about the Biennale’s theme and participating artists have yet to be released.