With more than 70 galleries from 24 countries, Contemporary Istanbul returns for its 21st edition with the support of Akbank as Main Partner, once again positioning Istanbul as one of the international art world's key meeting points.
Among the galleries participating in Contemporary Istanbul for the first time are; Galeria Francisco Fino (Lisbon), Galeria Karla Osorio (São Paulo), Galerie Diego Escobar (Marseille), Galerie La La Lande (Paris), Galerie Tanit (Munich, Beirut), Galerie Vallois (Paris), Michel Rein (Paris, Brussels), Pearl Lam Projects (Hong Kong, Shanghai), Takato Kano Gallery (Tokyo), Whitestone Gallery (Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Tokyo, Karuizawa, Singapore, Seoul), Villa Magdalena (Madrid), Artiscape (Dubai, Istanbul), Rast Gallery (Istanbul), Rıdvan Kuday (Diyarbakır), Method Gallery (New Delhi) and Shiva Zahed (Tehran, Istanbul).
Among these first-time participants, Pearl Lam Projects, Takato Kano Gallery and Whitestone Gallery will also play a prominent role within Focus: Asia, Contemporary Istanbul's regional focus for this edition.
New Grounds:
New Grounds, Contemporary Istanbul's platform dedicated to emerging galleries and next-generation artists, will once again be part of the program in 2026. Participating galleries include Friedrichs Pontone (New York), Ka (Ankara), Karpuchina Gallery (Prague), Method Gallery (New Delhi), Rast Gallery (Istanbul) and Shiva Zahed (Tehran, Istanbul).
Returning galleries for CI21 include:
Andrea Rehder Arte Contemporanea (São Paulo), Anna Laudel (Istanbul, Ankara, Düsseldorf), Art On Istanbul (Istanbul), Art Sümer (Istanbul), AWC Contemporary (Dubai), Bozlu Art (Istanbul), Buchmann Galerie (Berlin), Büro Sarıgedik (Istanbul), DG Art Gallery (Istanbul, Bodrum), Faar Gallery (Istanbul, London), Ferda Art Platform (Istanbul), Galeri Nev Istanbul (Istanbul), Galeri Siyah Beyaz (Ankara), Galeri 77 (Istanbul), Galeria Joan Gaspar (Barcelona), Galerie Esther Woerdehoff (Paris), Galerija Fotografija (Ljubljana), Gillian Jason Gallery (London), JD Malat Gallery (London, Dubai), Leila Heller Gallery (New York, Dubai), Mark Hachem Gallery (Paris, Beirut), Martch Art Project (Istanbul), Muse Contemporary (Istanbul), Pedro Cera (Lisbon, Madrid), PG Art Gallery (Istanbul), Pi Artworks (Istanbul, London), Piramid Sanat (Istanbul), Pontone (London), Revolver Galerie (Buenos Aires, Houston), Ruzy Gallery (Istanbul), Sevil Dolmacı (Istanbul, Dubai, Paris), Simbart Projects (Istanbul), SMAC Gallery (Cape Town), Villa del Arte Galleries (Barcelona, Istanbul), Vision Art Platform (Istanbul), x-ist (Istanbul) and Zilberman (Istanbul, Berlin)
For more information please visit the Contemporary Istanbul website.
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