Short guide to Istanbul, the 9th International Istanbul Biennial, curated by Charles Esche and Vasıf Kortun, Antrepo, Tobacco Warehouse and other venues, Istanbul (16.09– 30.10 2005). Exhibition took ‘Istanbul’ as a metaphor and urban site with which 53 artists and artist groups engaged through spending extended periods of time living in the city. Excellent survey of key critical artistic positions in the 2000s. Exhibited artists included: Hüseyin Alpetkin, Pawel Althamer, Yael Bartana, Otto Berchem, Maria Eichhorn, Jon Mikel Euba, Jesko Fezer, Flying City, IRWIN, Servet Koçyigit, David Maljkovic, Ahmet Öğüt, Paulina Olowska, Dan Perjovschi, Sean Snyder, Axel John Wieder, etc.