Istanbul Modern has begun hosting a new program titled, “MUSEUMS TALK: FROM THE USA,” a lecture series providing prominent museum professionals from the U.S. with a platform to meet Istanbul audiences on a regular basis. The series proposes a new conversation platform where contemporary museums and the museum experience in the broad sense are discussed. […]

Photographer and artist Axel Hütte’s current exhibition at Dirimart Gallery reveals different elements of nature through a selection of carefully manipulated images. Hütte, whose work is a contemplation of the elements, reality and illusionary face of nature, said the series “Emerald Woods” appears like a hallucination. “Although people can recognize the reality of natural elements […]

The controversy over alleged censorship at Istanbul Modern is spreading. Refusal to display an artist’s piece raised the eyebrows of other artists, who on Dec. 27 entered the museum and hung banners that read: “There is censorship in this museum.” “First Istanbul Modern requested a work, without telling me any concept. They told me that […]

Charlie Swan makes his artwork with a unique technique he calls paving, using pencil shavings. His current exhibition at the Studio 9 art gallery in Nişantaşı showcases his flamboyant works. Swan likes to investigate people’s backgrounds. That’s why his show mainly focuses on “characters” which may act like the characters in a novel. His pieces, […]

Rumeli Han’s third floor is currently home to a new exhibition by an artist initiative. The works of 10 artists, Berkay Tuncay, Merve Şendil, Hera Büyüktaşçiyan, Elçin Ekinci, Yeni Anıt, Suat Öğüt, Fatma Çiftçi, İrem Tok, Gökçe Süvari and Umut Deniz Kırca aim to discover the potential of art’s power over the concepts of rationality, […]

Turkish TV series, such as the hugely popular ‘Magnificent Century’ and ‘Forbidden Love,’ are breaking viewer records in the Middle Eastern and North African countries, bringing in much-needed foreign currency while raising Turkey’s clout in the region through the promotion of the Turkish lifestyle. Turkey earned more than $60 million only this year from exporting […]

Genç yaşına rağmen eserleri dünyanın pek çok önemli müzesinde sergileniyor, en iyi koleksiyonlara dahil oluyor. İşte bu ünlü Amerikalı fotoğraf sanatçısı Taryn Simon, cuma günü Türkiye’deki ilk kişisel sergisini açmak için İstanbul’daydı. Galeri Mana’da 30 Haziran’a kadar görülebilecek. ‘Selections from Contraband and American Index’ (Kaçak Mal ve Amerikan Dizini’nden Seçmeler) adlı sergisiyle ilgili bakın neler […]

When Berlinde De Bruyckere came to Istanbul three years ago, she was looking for a subject to create new works for her solo show at Arter – Space for Art. Finally, she found a book by a surgeon who photographed women he had operated on at the end of the 1800s. The women had had […]

The SAHA Foundation, which promotes to the presence and visibility of contemporary art from Turkey on the international art scene, also aims to support projects and contribute to the art-making process. The foundation offers support to artists, curators and critics, said Merve Çağlar, secretary-general of SAHA. “We aim to gather international curators and Turkish curators […]

TANAS, a Berlin-based art gallery with a focus on following and presenting ongoing developments in contemporary Turkish art in Berlin, is currently showing a new exhibition titled “Turkish Art New and Superb.” With work from artists focusing on all aspects of daily life, the exhibition reveals how the Turkish contemporary art scene is perceived overseas. […]