Books and Arts; The Istanbul Biennial;Vintage is the new vanguard;
文艺；书评；伊斯坦布尔的艺术双年展；怀旧也是一种潮流；
Most art biennials are incoherent and exhausting. Istanbul's is an exception;
艺术双年展大多支离破碎江郎才尽。唯有伊斯坦布尔的双年展是个例外；
Virtually every day of the year sees another art biennial opening somewhere in the world. The role of these exhibitions is to showcase contemporary art, attract affluent tourists and stimulate local culture. Most biennials are a sprawling mess—and the worst look like commercial art fairs studded with brand-name trophies. However, those that succeed in making sense of some aspect of global culture can be both enlightening and memorable. This year's Istanbul Biennial, which opened on September 17th and runs for almost two months, is a case in point. Poignant, relevant and intellectually engaging, it has managed to create a coherent exhibition out of works by 130 artists from 41 countries—a rare achievement.

实际上，在一年中的每一天，在世界上的某个地方，都有一场艺术双年展会举办。这些展览的作用是展出当代艺术，吸引大量游客，并促进当地文化发展。大多数双年展不过是一团糟——最糟糕的看起来就像商业性质的艺术集会，到处充斥着品牌的战利品。不过，那些成功诠释了全球文化中某个方面的双年展倒是十分具有启发性，值得纪念。今年，于9月17日开幕，为期将近两个月的伊斯坦布尔艺术双年展就是这样一个双年展。动人，切题，十分具有知性吸引力，通过展出来自41个国家的130个艺术家的作品，它成功的创造出一场融会贯通的展览——取得了罕见的成功。

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