“Your Thursday” Artist Meetings: Conversation with Serkan Taycan: Walking the City as a Participatory and Transformative Practice

“Your Thursday” Artist Meetings

Istanbul Modern opens its doors free of charge on museum days called “Your Thursday” with the sponsorship of Paribu. Every Thursday, between 10.00 and 14.00, the museum welcomes all its visitors residing in Türkiye with free admission. Visitors can explore all the exhibitions at Istanbul Modern and participate in artist workshops, events, and film screenings held once a month.

“Your Thursday” Artist Meetings include workshop sessions and discussions where artists share their creative processes and artistic experiences with participants. Through these activities, Istanbul Modern invites visitors to discover the museum, artworks, and artistic production processes, while allowing them to enrich their experience by creating together with artists.

Conversation with Serkan Taycan: Walking the City as a Participatory and Transformative Practice

Led by artist and academic Serkan Taycan, this program explores walking in the city and the creation of walking routes as participatory and creative acts. Focusing on the possibilities these practices offer for engaging with the city and their transformative potential, it examines the post-capitalist urban experience through the example of Istanbul.

Date: July 17, 2025

Time: 13.00–14.30

Venue: Istanbul Modern Event Room 2

Duration: 90 mins

The event is free of charge.

The program is held in Turkish.