Turkey’s Queer Art Community Walks a Thin Line

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11/17/2024

ISTANBUL — When curator Alper Turan and his collaborators from queer and feminist groups around Turkey discuss plans for their upcoming Istanbul exhibition, they have more to consider than which artists to include and how to hang the works. “To be honest, half of our energy is going towards how we can create some safe space — not just for the organizations involved, the artists, and ourselves, but also for the audience,” Turan told Hyperallergic. “We’re talking about which neighborhood will be safe for them to come to. That is new for me.”

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