Works by Halil Altındere and Serkan Özkaya Installed in İstanbul Modern Library

İstanbul Modern has installed works by Halil Altındere and Serkan Özkaya in the museum’s library, adding two contemporary artworks to a publicly accessible area on the institution’s ground floor.

The museum announced the update on August 28, 2026. The library is free to visit, according to İstanbul Modern, and the announcement described the two works as new additions to the space rather than as part of a separately dated exhibition.

Altındere is represented by a work from his ‘Dancing with Taboos’ series. The announcement does not identify the individual work by title or provide further details about its medium, date or imagery.

Özkaya’s contribution is titled ‘Today Could Have Been a Historically Important Day.’ No additional information about the work’s materials, dimensions or date was provided in the museum’s announcement.

The installation places the works within İstanbul Modern’s library, distinguishing the presentation from the museum’s exhibition galleries. The library’s ground-floor location and free admission make the works accessible to visitors using the space as well as to those encountering them during a visit to the museum.

İstanbul Modern did not announce an end date for the installation, a related public programme or further works associated with the display. The museum’s notice confirmed only that Altındere’s work from the ‘Dancing with Taboos’ series and Özkaya’s ‘Today Could Have Been a Historically Important Day’ are now in place in the library.