The current Istanbul Biennial, an ambitious three-part show that recently completed its opening exhibnition, will not stage its remaining programming because the biennial’s curator, Christine Tohmé, resigned.

The exhibition “will conclude after its first leg following Tohmé’s decision to step down due to personal circumstances,” the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), a private foundation that manages the event, said in a statement.

The biennial, titled “The Three-Legged Cat,” was conceived by Tohmé as “a three-legged structure to unfold over three years,” with an academic program planned for 2026 and a second exhibition set for 2027. The first show ran from September 20 to November 23 across eight venues in Istanbul and received more than 600,000 visitors.