Vasif Kortun

Vasif Kortun (born November 6, 1958) is the Director of [http://www.platformgaranti.blogspot.com Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center] , Istanbul. He was the founding Director of Proje4L Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art (2001 - 2003), the chief Curator and Director of the 3rd International Istanbul Biennial (1992) and Co-Director with Charles Esche of the [http://www.iksv.org/bienal/bienal9 9th International Istanbul Biennial] (2005). Between 1994 and 1997 he worked as the founding Director of the Museum of the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College.

"Jahresring 51: Szene Turkei: Abseits aber Tor", a book on the Turkish art scene co-authored with Erden Kosova was published in 2004. Kortun received the 9th annual award for [http://www.bard.edu/news/releases/pr/fstory.php?id=981 Curatorial Excellence] from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College in 2006.

vasif Kortun is the co-curator Taipei Biennial in 2008. Kortun was also one of the curators of the 24th Sao Paolo Biennial in 1998, Tirana Biennial, and 2nd Ceramics Biennial in Albisola, 2003. He curated the Turkish pavilions for the 1994 and 1998 Sao Paolo Biennials and the 2007 Venice Biennial for which he worked with artist Huseyin Alptekin.