This year’s fair, scheduled to run Dec. 3-6, will have an invitation-only preview on Dec. 2 which will feature a live performance of two acts from famous Turkish choreographer Aydın Teker’s “aKabı.”The four-day fair offers a wide range of works in many disciplines, such as painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video and new media art.
CI’09 will bring together 73 art galleries, art institutions and artist initiatives to showcase works of art by 306 artists from Turkey and abroad, the fair’s director, Emin Mahir Balcıoğlu, said in a written statement.
This year the fair’s organizers are aiming to widen the scope of the event with the addition of 12 established art institutions such as the İstanbul-based Sakıp Sabancı Museum, the Akbank Art Center, İstanbul Modern, the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Art (İKSV) and the Doğançay Museum, founded by renowned Turkish contemporary abstract artist Burhan Doğançay, the Anatolia news agency reported.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of İstanbul and Berlin being declared sister cities, Contemporary İstanbul will also offer a special exhibition space for Berlin-based art galleries and art collectors. The fair’s “New Horizons” section will feature contemporary art from Syria. Organizers say they expect this year’s fair to attract more than 50,000 visitors.
