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Depicting issues such as gender, identity and womanhood in a piece of art where different materials and media work together within it is a hard task. However, Nil Yalter has succeeded in doing so. She is perceived as one of the most important female artists of the century. Using a wide variety of techniques, she […]
Roland Barthes famously said, “Suddenly, I became indifferent to not being modern anymore.” Just the opposite approach, in terms of its approach to modernity, can be discovered in Orhan Cem Çetin’s photographs, currently exhibited at the Sanatorium Art Gallery. Çetin was among the first photographers to use digital techniques to alter his photographs. “In my […]
It is a well-known fact that Turkish soap operas are successful both domestically and internationally. But their success is not only limited to TV ratings; many accessories worn by soap opera stars create ‘new trends’ and sometimes ‘identity problems’, according to experts Dressing like a soap opera star or having one of the star’s accessories […]
While Doha’s art scene is developing each day with newly opened cultural centers and museums, its newly established Katara Cultural Village is attracting art lovers. Qatar is well known for its high investments in culture and art. The latest developments in Corniche Bay include the Museum of Islamic Art, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, […]
Susan Hefuna is an international artist with an Egyptian and German heritage. Hefuna has exhibited her work, which consists of drawings, videos, photographs, installations and sculptures reflecting intercultural transformation, in London, New York, Venice and Paris. Hefuna said she liked to work with layered pages in her drawings. She also likes to play with the […]
Sophie Calle’s current exhibition at the Sabancı Museum, titled “For the Last and First Time,” invites audiences to ponder the different dimensions of the faculty of sight, the existence of which is so rarely contemplated and so often taken for granted What Sophie Calle did for Istanbul’s Esenler district’s inhabitants was beyond price. Calle showed […]
With the Middle Eastern art scene expanding its boundaries, the debate on how it is expanding grows each day. Sotheby’s London auction expected to take place on Oct. 4 could be a good event for showing audiences that the Middle Eastern art scene is on the rise Recent developments in Middle Eastern art are set […]
While most Istanbul art galleries renew themselves during the summer months, some mark their sign with a new style in the art scene. As the contemporary art scene expands and begins to host more international artists from the world art scene, Istanbul galleries expand and bring a new breath of fresh air to the city’s […]
Sarah Morris’s vivid and energetic exhibition is at Dirimart Gallery. While paintings make people wonder about her technique, her films on display at the Garibaldi Building in Galatasaray help reveal Morris’ “second” world The vivid colors in Sarah Morris’s paintings attract attention. The colors and shapes make people desire to almost touch them and make […]
The 100-year-old Yusuf Ziya Paşa mansion, owned by Borusan Holding, has been turned into a dual purpose contemporary art ‘office museum’ thanks to efforts by the company. The office museum, which will be the first of its kind in Turkey, will be open to the public during weekends Istanbul’s art scene welcomed a new style […]