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Thu, 11/24/2011 - 15:38
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Contemporary art event opens in Istanbul

ISTANBUL (A.A) - November 24, 2011 - Turkey's most comprehensive contemporary art event to date, "Contemporary Istanbul", was inaugurated at Istanbul Congress Center and Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Center on Thursday. This year, the event brings together 526 artists, 3,000 works, and 90 contemporary art galleries, including 42 national and 48 foreign. Celebrating its 6th anniversary this year, Contemporary Istanbul is Turkey's most comprehensive contemporary art event to date, expanding Istanbul's cultural and artistic life to the world. Consisting of national and international galleries chosen by the organizational committee, art institutions and sector representatives, the event will last till November 27.  Contemporary Istanbul showcases contemporary paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs, installations and limited editions with the participation of national and foreign galleries. The art fair that aims at being in the Top 10 list of the world art fairs within the next couple of years, is also dedicated to contributing to the development of Contemporary Turkish Art, introducing the genre to collectors with pieces that increase in value and are globally recognized. For the first time, Contemporary Istanbul is also hosting galleries from the Gulf Region in it's New Horizons section in 2011.  Contemporary Istanbul offers a rich experience during the fair with various panel discussions on contemporary art. Contemporary Istanbul Dialogues (CI Dialogues) where local and international speakers will share their observations and experiences of their respective countries'.

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