Kaya Genç

The Tangled Politics of Erdoğan’s Culture Route Festival

Kaya Gençartreview.com18 October 2024

How resistance to a government-funded festival is energising Turkey’s art scene

Rumours and Whispers in the Istanbul Art Scene

Kaya Gençartreview.com16 January 2024

An update on revolt, discussions and developments in the city following months of crisis

Not History’s Victims

Kaya Gençartreview.com10 October 2023

A digital memory museum and a new exhibition from its collection share information and testimonials from Turkey’s past

Why Istanbul Biennial Needs Greater Transparency Now

Kaya Gençartreview.com11 August 2023

The rejection of Defne Ayas as curator of the 2024 biennial in favour of Iwona Blazwick reveals the increasing limitations of artistic freedom in Turkey

Adrian Villar Rojas, Where the Slaves Live (installation view at 14th Istanbul Biennal, 2015). Photo: Jorg Baumann

What Is the Future of Istanbul’s LGBTQ Art Scene?

Kaya Gençartreview.com05 July 2023

The threat posed to the city’s progressive galleries and queer artists following the reelection of the conservative AK Party this May suggests profound changes still to come

Sarkis, Rainbow, 2013, installed on the facade of Istanbul Modern