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Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Istanbul’s Galerist is preparing to host new works by Mustafa Hulusi from Oct. 7 on.Including painting, video and installation, Hulusi’s diverse practice centers on the mining of what could be termed as the collective unconscious.Hulusi’s epic show denotes a series of large hyperrealistic paintings of lush Cypriot almond blossoms, taken […]
Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Siemens Sanat art center opens the new season with an exclusive exhibition titled “Other Worlds.” The exhibition focuses on numerous issues regarding communication but the main theme is not communication, but rather the search for a main theme. The themes of the exhibition address the question of expressing ourselves from […]
Hatice Utkan- published in Hürriyet Daily News- City Brief Supplement According to a renowned academic, while it is a fact that urban transformation processes have always existed, the challenges facing the planners of Istanbul are unique and varied. In a recent interview with the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review, Kadir Has University Vice Rector […]
There are many beautiful buildings in Istanbul as architecture is rich and diverse in the city.However, it is common knowledge that mosques are the primary symbol of the city. No doubt, Istanbul has the most beautiful mosques in the world, such as Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, but the conventional thought and perception, which […]
Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Avraham Eilat’s solo video installation “Psycho-physical Time” will show through November at Gallery G-art. The exhibition is part of a series called “The Fear of What is Suddenly too Late.”The installation is in some respects a retrospective, focusing on the continuity of the artist’s works and has already been exhibited […]
The fashion scene in Istanbul is constantly developing and creates new concepts. Each day a new designer comes to the scene and tries to take his or her place among others.“There are really exciting things happening in the name of fashion in Istanbul,” said Sudi Etüz.Sudi Etüz is one of the designers from Kumpanya 62. […]
Published in City Brief Hatice Utkan As the art scene’s new season started with September, new galleries are opening.However, this is not good news for Turkey’s art scene, as most of the large business groups try to enter the art world with their large financing facilities and become the main actors of this world.Ten years […]
Famous Turkish sculptor İlhan Koman’s boat Hulda is in Istanbul, its final destination after a long journey and many activities since departing Stockholm. Hulda was both Koman’s home and studio when he lived in Sweden. İlhan Koman’s Hulda Festival: A Journey into Art and Science opened at Plato Art Space on Sept. 22.The exhibition consists […]
A work from Gallery Non: Angel Atatürk or What if Rodin was a Kemalist (The attack was made to Gallery Non) Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Istanbul, the 2010 Cultural Capital, values its art as the city experiences joy, creativity, love pain, and sorrow with the works of the artists. While new galleries open, new […]
Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Macedonian sculptor İbrahim Kaloshi, who has lived in Istanbul since he was 10 years old, is now preparing to open his third solo exhibition at Arnavutköy’s Selvin Art Gallery. Kaloshi believes the most important aspects of his works are hidden in their composition.“The composition and movement of my sculptures reflects […]