Dates:
12 Sep 2009
People:
David Bailey, Adam Chodzko, Peter Cross, Denizhan Ozer, Zineb Sedira, Alice Sharp
Location:
Akbank Culture & Arts Centre, Istanbul
ICF’s activity in Istanbul was an international symposium for the launch of the ‘Journeys With No Return’ exhibition at Akbank Culture & Arts Centre that coincided with the opening of the 11th Istanbul Biennial, ‘What Keeps Mankind Alive?’
The exhibition was curated by Alice Sharp, Peter Cross and Levent Calikoglu and organised by Denizhan Ozer
Exhibiting artists included: Nevin Aladag, Zineb Sedira, Adam Chodzko, Olaf Metzel, Denizhan Ozer, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Olaf Nicolai, Ergin Cavusoglu, Melanie Manchot, Asli Sungu, Kiran Kaur Brar and Nasan Tur
‘Journeys With No Return’ was designed to investigate Istanbul and its history both as a departure point and host for migration, while simultaneously linking the city with a wider discourse on this topic. The symposium on 12 September 2009, during the opening weekend of the Biennial, theorised this investigation.
People:
David Bailey, Adam Chodzko, Peter Cross, Denizhan Ozer, Zineb Sedira, Alice Sharp
ICF’s activity in Istanbul was an international symposium for the launch of the ‘Journeys With No Return’ exhibition at Akbank Culture & Arts Centre that coincided with the opening of the 11th Istanbul Biennial, ‘What Keeps Mankind Alive?’
The exhibition was curated by Alice Sharp, Peter Cross and Levent Calikoglu and organised by Denizhan Ozer
Exhibiting artists included: Nevin Aladag, Zineb Sedira, Adam Chodzko, Olaf Metzel, Denizhan Ozer, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Olaf Nicolai, Ergin Cavusoglu, Melanie Manchot, Asli Sungu, Kiran Kaur Brar and Nasan Tur
‘Journeys With No Return’ was designed to investigate Istanbul and its history both as a departure point and host for migration, while simultaneously linking the city with a wider discourse on this topic. The symposium on 12 September 2009, during the opening weekend of the Biennial, theorised this investigation.
Dates:
12 Sep 2009
Location:
Akbank Culture & Arts Centre, Istanbul
