“When the operative system of a society collapses, can art bring about an alternative way of thinking . . . ?” Francis Alÿs wrote this question on a notebook page reproduced in the brochure accompanyi…
This eagerly anticipated Istanbul Biennial, "Saltwater," is the first exhibition by curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev since her acclaimed Documenta 13 in 2012. Christov-Bakargiev's exhibitions are…