CONTROVERSY: MAJOR REVERSALS
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) announced on January 19 that it had postponed the 18th Istanbul Biennial (originally scheduled to open on September 14), until September 2025, and that the previously appointed curator, Iwona Blazwick, had stepped down. Since August 2023, İKSV has faced criticism from the Turkish and international art community for choosing Blazwick over the original recommendation of its advisory board, Defne Ayas. İKSV pledged that its 2025 edition
