"12th Istanbul Biennial to Bring Together Artworks that Connect Political and Social Subjects
Letizia Battaglia, After the shots of the killer, he remained seated in the chair without falling down, Palermo, 1975. Courtesy the artist.
ISTANBUL.- Untitled (12th Istanbul Biennial), 2011 will bring together artworks that connect political and social subjects with aesthetic and formal concerns. The curatorial point of departure is the work of the Cuban American artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957 1996), whose pieces in different media provide examples of an artistic practice that is both politically outspoken and aesthetically progressive. "
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