Istanbul Biennial: best of times, worst of times
By Rachel Spence
‘bangbangbang’ (2013) by Ayse Erkmen
When a country is in the throes of political crisis, what position should its cultural guardians take? To ignore the situation smacks of fiddling while Rome burns. To embrace it is to risk myriad ignominies.
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