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Jan Boelen Selected as Curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial

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The 4th edition of Instanbul Design Biennial, which  opens doors from 22 September to 4 November  will be curated by the Belgium artist Jan Boelen!

The artistic director of Z33 House for Contemporary Art,  teacher and design critic Jan Boelen, was selected to be the curator of the 4th edition of Instanbul Design Biennial. 

Jan Boelen Selected as Curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial

Every two years, the capital of Istanbul becomes a main attraction point for professionals around the world, inviting thousands of designers and architects  to Istanbul Design Biennial,  a tradeshow for innovative designs.

Taking place from 22 September to 4 November this year, the event will be hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), and curated by the Belgium artist Jan Boelen.

Jan Boelen Selected as Curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial

His appointment was made by an advisory board that includes Design Museum chief curator Justin McGuirk, Dresden Museum of Decorative Arts director and e-flux editor Nikolaus Hirsch. Previous curators include Joseph GrimaZoë Ryan, and Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley.

Jan Boelen Selected as Curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial

Since the opening of Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Jan Boelen has been fashioning projects and exhibitions that encourage the visitor to look at everyday objects in a novel manner. Z33 is  a unique laboratory for experiment and innovation and a meeting place with cutting-edge exhibitions of contemporary art and design.

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He also is the artistic director of atelier LUMA,  an experimental laboratory for design in Arles, France and holds  the position of the head of the Master department Social Design at Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

With a degree in product design from the Media and Design Academy (now the LUCA School of Arts) in Genk, Belgium, Boelen is nothing but the perfect choice for this year’s edition.

The event’s conceptual framework will be announced in the autumn. Are you excited?

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