17th Istanbul Biennial

September 17 - November 19, 2022

Pera Film is hosting the film program of the 17th Istanbul Biennial. Curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh, the program includes 22 films.

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September 17

15:00 Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Tellurian Drama

Mud Man

18:00 Cemetery

September 18

15:00 Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

A hook but no fish

18:00 Vampir-Cuadecuc

September 23

19:00 Taking Pictures

Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

Europium

September 24

15:00 Peasants

18:00 From the Pole to the Equator

September 29

19:00 Expedition Content

October 1

15:00 Taking Pictures

Cannibal Tours

18:00 Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

October 7

19:00 Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

October 8

15:00 Letters from Panduranga

Returning Souls

18:00 Expedition Content

October 21

19:00 Where is the Friend’s House?

October 22

15:00 the time is now. (I+II)

18:00 Expedition Content

October 28

19:00 Expedition Content

October 29

15:00 Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

18:00 Peasants

November 4

19:00 From the Pole to the Equator

November 5

15:00 Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

the time is now. (I+II)

Europium

18:00 Taking Pictures

November 11

19:00 Leviathan

November 12

15:00 Post-Military Cinema

A hook but no fish

{if your bait can sing the wild one will come} Like Shadows Through Leaves

18:00 From the Pole to the Equator

November 18

19:00 Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

November 19

15:00 Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Tellurian Drama

Mud Man

18:00 Leviathan

Cemetery

Cemetery

Leviathan

Leviathan

Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

From the Pole to the Equator

From the Pole to the Equator

Expedition Content

Expedition Content

Where is the Friend’s House?

Where is the Friend’s House?

Taking Pictures

Taking Pictures

Cannibal Tours

Cannibal Tours

Vampir-Cuadecuc

Vampir-Cuadecuc

 Peasants

Peasants

Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

the time is now. (I+II)

the time is now. (I+II)

Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Letters from Panduranga

Letters from Panduranga

Europium

Europium

Tellurian Drama

Tellurian Drama

Post-Military Cinema

Post-Military Cinema

Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

A hook but no fish

A hook but no fish

Mud Man

Mud Man

Returning Souls

Returning Souls

{if your bait can sing the wild one will come} Like Shadows Through Leaves

{if your bait can sing the wild one will come} Like Shadows Through Leaves

17th Istanbul Biennial

Pera Museum hosts the Istanbul Biennial organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1987, with its 17th edition, curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh.

 17th Istanbul Biennial

Audience with the Mad King

Audience with the Mad King

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Pera Museum invites artist Benoît Hamet to reinterpret key pieces from its collections, casting a humourous eye over ‘historical’ events, both imagined and factual.

Midnight Stories: COGITO <br> Tevfik Uyar

Midnight Stories: COGITO
Tevfik Uyar

He had imagined the court room as a big place. It wasn’t. It was about the size of his living room, with an elevation at one end, with a dais on it. The judges and the attorneys sat there. Below it was an old wooden rail, worn out in some places. That was his place. There was another seat for his lawyer. At the back, about 20 or 30 chairs were stowed out for the non-existent crowd.

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.