What’s in Store at the Upcoming Istanbul Design Biennial?
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Istanbul Design Biennial is all set to return with its fourth edition from September 22 to November 4, 2018. Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), and curated by Jan Boelen, this edition’s core exhibition “A School of Schools
What’s in Store at the Upcoming Istanbul Design Biennial?
Istanbul Design Biennial is all set to return with its fourth edition from September 22 to November 4, 2018. Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), and curated by Jan Boelen, this edition’s core exhibition “A School of Schools” will be taking place across six venues — Akbank Sanat, Yapı Kredi Kultur Sanat, Arter, Pera Museum, SALT Galata, and Studio-X Istanbul.“‘A School of Schools’ will manifest as a multi-platform biennial that uses, tests, and revises a variety of educational strategies to reflect on the role of design, knowledge, and global connectedness in contemporary Istanbul and beyond. The biennial will stretch both the space and time of the traditional design event, manifesting as a flexible year-long program within which to respond to global acceleration, generating alternative methodologies, outputs and forms of design and education,” stated the event’s press release.The eight themes that “A School of Schools” will focus on have been announced. “Measures and Maps” will look at the role of the seen and unseen spatial information in learning, and how design can connect and disconnect us from our surroundings. “Time and Attention” will investigate time’s significance in knowledge making and information absorption, and how these impact the value of time and learning. “Mediterranean and Migration” will take into account criticism of diversity and multiculturality: How can we reconnect and relearn from each other? “Disasters and Earthquakes” will study initiatives to review and archive knowledge for posterity, birthing new identities, communities, and ways of living under the auspices of disaster. “Food and Customs” will question our ability to make social connections, transfer cultural knowledge, and foster a sense of belonging be affected in the face of rising global food insecurity. “Patterns and Rhythm” will investigate when is doing things over and over ingenious, and when it indicates that we are stuck. “Currency and Capital” will spark a dialogue around cryptocurrencies and late-capitalism, when cash and its exchange are growing ever more decentralized and nuanced, diffusing traditional hierarchies of power. “Parts and Pockets” looks at how design can facilitate the needed cross-pollination and connection for the old and new, technological and urban, parts and pockets to learn and unlearn.The event will take place from September 22 to November 4, 2018, at multiple venues in the city of Istanbul.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
