Istanbul

On view at the New Museum, New York, the artist’s avocado oil paintings further her engagement with the politics of migration, trade and diaspora

A series of architectural interventions at SALT Beyoğlu, Istanbul, considers how we see, hear and describe socio-political upheavals

Showing at Istanbul’s Protocinema, the artist’s new film uses the ancient site of Çatalhöyük to investigate a community and its collapse

With the opening of the 15th Istanbul Biennial this week, a guide to the best exhibitions around town

Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey

Marina Abramović finds herself embroiled in the Clinton email saga; chief curator of Seoul's Ilmin Museum accused of sexual harassment

ARTER, Istanbul, Turkey

Women and the body take centre stage: a round-up of the best current shows in the city

Arts Council England increases funding for regional art institutions; CAM St Louis loses its chief curator following a period of public outrage

The Çanakkale Biennial in Turkey is cancelled; the director of London's V&A steps down following Brexit

A sprawling city of more than 15 million inhabitants split between two continents, Istanbul is home to a relatively compact constellation of privately funded foundations, artist-run spaces and commercial galleries. H.G. Masters and Nazli Gurlek survey this art scene’s recent past, and consider what the future might hold in the wake of the Gezi Park protests, a contentious edition of the biennial and little state support

Various venues, Istanbul, Turkey