BM-Suma
BM-Suma Contemporary Art Center, a new independent art space, was inaugurated with two exhibitions.

:mentalKLINIK
Independent art project by Yasemin Baydar and Birol Demir. Binaryoccupations, phase1.surface

Big Family Business
Open office for networking with exhibitions and event program. Project by Adnan Yıldız and Esther Lu at İMÇ.

Platform Garanti
During the openig days of the Biennial, the contemporary art center at the İstiklal Cad. organized several events.

PiST///
Art space, founded by Didem Özbek and Osman Bozkurt. Turkish Pavilions - event at PiST and at the neighboring Golden Gate Bar.

Istanbul Modern
Time Present Time Past. Works from the past 20 years of the Istanbul Biennial, curated by David Elliott and Rosa Martínez.

Santralİstanbul
Modernity and Beyond. The exhibition features over 400 artworks by around 100 Turkish artists.