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Istanbul Modern meets visitors at its temporary
space in Beyoğlu
Dates: 31 December 2020

Istanbul Modern has now moved to a temporary space in Beyoğ-
lu, where it will welcome visitors for three years while its new
building is being constructed.

Istanbul Modern was founded in 2004 as Turkey’s first museum
of modern and contemporary art. Committed to sharing Turkey’s
artistic creativity and cultural identity with the local and inter-
national art worlds, the museum hosts a broad array of interdis-
ciplinary activities.

Istanbul Modern embraces a global vision to collect, preserve,
display and document works of modern and contemporary art-
works through an international approach. The museum offers a walks of life and encourage their active participation in the arts.
variety of cultural activities in its permanent and temporary ex- Established in a building occupying an 8,000 square meter site
hibition halls, photography gallery, spaces for educational and in Karaköy on the shores of the Bosphorus, where it hosted exhi-
social programs, library, cinema and store. bitions and events for 14 years, Istanbul Modern has now moved
to a temporary space in Beyoğlu, where it will welcome visitors
Through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs, from May 2018 onward for three years while its new building is
the museum aims to instill a love of the arts in visitors from all being constructed.

Exhibition: Bitter Medicine #02
Dates: 17 September 2020 ~ 31 January 2021 Borusan Contemporary presents BITTER MEDICINE #02 by
Location: Perili Köşk the artist duo :mentalKLINIK (Yasemin Baydar, Birol Demir)—
established in Istanbul in 1998 and who continue their work both
Borusan Contemporary greets the new season with Bitter Med- in İstanbul and in Brussels, Belgium—, a prescription for the art
icine #02, presented by the artist duo :mentalKLINIK as a pre- world pushed to make drastic changes under the circumstances
scription for the art world pushed to make drastic changes un- created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The work will be launched
der the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The on September 17, 2020.
exhibition reveals an urgent perspective on the “new normal”
precautions taken for the sake of protecting public health and is The exhibition includes the installation Puff Out, installed in the
an infinite and unrepeated movement of a performative instal- main gallery space of the Haunted Mansion, and streamed live
lation that streams onto the digital realm 24/7 from Borusan 24/7 through Borusan Contemporary’s website and social media
Contemporary. channels. As the Haunted Mansion will be closed for visits for
a while due to the public health precautions, this performative
installation will be on view for art viewers around the world,
transformed into a virtual, choreographic video narrative using
moving camera systems.

Live Streaming on Istiklal Avenue from the Borusan Music House
The exhibition, highlighting the transformative impact of the
pandemic on art as well as the emphasis Borusan Contemporary
places on new forms of contemporary art, presents a new visual
experience for the viewers. A new perspective on the relationship
between space-artwork-viewer, which has changed under the cur-
rent circumstances, is offered.

Curated by Dr. Necmi Sönmez, BITTER MEDICINE #02 will
also be broadcasted on the screen installed in the window of
Borusan Music House on Istiklal Avenue, 24/7.