Pera Museum is one of the main venues for the 15th Istanbul Biennale “a good neighbour”. Pera Film’s program, A Place Called Home, formed within the curators Elmgreen and Dragset’s notion of home: “deals with multiple notions of home and neighbourhoods, exploring how living modes in our private spheres have changed throughout the past decades. Home is approached as an indicator of diverse identities and a vehicle for self-expression, and neighbourhood as a micro-universe exemplifying some of the challenges we face in terms of co-existence today.” A Place Called Home brings together films depicting the intricate relationships and stories that people have with their homes. Independent of whether they are from America, Europe or Turkey, people share very similar fates. Urban gentrifications and economic crises are most often what force them to confront dramatic ordeals. Some live under the threat of their neighbours, some experience hardships with the people they live under the same roof, and ultimately these stories, as the biennale, invite one to think about what a “good neighbour” could really mean.
Not only does the necessity for shelter strike us, but also the humane need for belonging and the fear of losing one’s home… these form the common ground for Pera Film’s A Place Called Home program.
This program’s screenings are free of admissions. Drop in, no reservations.
October 6
21:00 Home
October 7
17:00 Leviathan
October 8
14:00 La Soledad
16:00 99 Homes
October 11
19:00 Straw Dogs
October 13
19:00 Leviathan
October 14
14:00 The Queen of Versailles
16:00 La Soledad
18:00 Home
October 15
13:00 Eastern Boys
16:00 Particle
18:00 The Queen of Versailles
November 2
19:00 Eastern Boys
November 10
19:00 Grey Gardens
21:00 99 Homes
November 11
14:00 Particle
November 12
14:00 Straw Dogs
16:00 Grey Gardens
October 6
21:00 Home
October 7
17:00 Leviathan
October 8
14:00 La Soledad
16:00 99 Homes
October 11
19:00 Straw Dogs
October 13
19:00 Leviathan
October 14
14:00 The Queen of Versailles
16:00 La Soledad
18:00 Home
October 15
13:00 Eastern Boys
16:00 Particle
18:00 The Queen of Versailles
November 2
19:00 Eastern Boys
November 10
19:00 Grey Gardens
21:00 99 Homes
November 11
14:00 Particle
November 12
14:00 Straw Dogs
16:00 Grey Gardens
Program Trailer
Pera Museum hosted the 15th Istanbul Biennial, organized by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Koç Holding. The 15th Istanbul Biennial brought together artworks by 55 artists from 32 countries, all addressing different notions of home, belonging and neighbourhood.
The Bosphorus, which divides the city from north to south, separates two continents, renders Istanbul distinct for western painters, offers the most picturesque spectacles for western artists.
The various states of viewing nudity entered the Ottoman world on postcards before paintings. These postcards appeared in the 1890s, and became widespread in the 1910s, following the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, traveling from hand to hand, city to city.
Inspired by the exhibition Istanbuls Today, Today's Stories series continues with Hande Ortaç's story "Felis"! This series gathers short stories written by authors encouraged by the photographs in the exhibition.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 200 TL
Discounted: 100 TL
Groups: 150 TL (minimum 10 people)
