Fulya Erdemci outlines her vision for the 2013 Instanbul Biennial

The curator of the 2013 Istanbul Biennial, Fulya Erdemci, has outlined her vision for the event, which will be staged across the city. Entitled Mom am I barbarian? the biennial will explore the notion of the public domain as a political forum, touching on notions of democracy, civilisation, barbarity and social engagement.

With Andrea Phillips, a reader in fine art at Goldsmiths College Gallery, Erdemci is also running a public programme called Public Alchemy in the lead up to the biennial. The first session, Making the City Public, runs from 8-10 February, to be followed by others including Public Address (22-23 March), Becoming Public Subjects (14-15 September) and Future Publics/New Collectives (1-2 November).

Image: Istanbul Biennial curator Fulya Erdemci

Fulya Erdemci to curate 13th Istanbul Biennial

Fulya Erdemci, who is currently director of the SKOR Foundation for Art and Public Domain, will curate the 13th Istanbul Biennial in 2013. Erdemci was amongst the first directors of the Istanbul Biennial (1994 - 2000) and she is a seasoned biennale curator. She curated the Istanbul section of the 25th Sao Paulo Biennial (2002), joined the curatorial team of the 2nd Moscow Contemporary Art Biennale (2007), co-curated the 5th Public Biennale of Art in Public Space in Christchurch (2008) with Danae Mossman, and curated the 2011 pavilion of Turkey at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011).