Controversy: Self-Inflicted Problems
By Anna Lentchner
Curator IWONA BLAZWICK with Istanbul Biennial director BIGE ORER. Photo by Salih Ustundag. Courtesy the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.
Seemingly overnight, as Asian countries attempted a return to business as usual by finally dropping draconian Covid-19 restrictions in late 2022 and early 2023, simmering issues over personal and political power returned to the forefront of public discourse.
