Hatice Utkan-published in City Brief An exhibition at Artist Gallery in Çukurcuma titled “Nude and Prejudice” focuses on clothes and how they characterize people.“If clothes do not exist, then wars will not exist also,” Ayla Aksoyoğlu, the artist behind the exhibition said. “In a war environment, if we do not know how other people are […]

Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Outlet is following the trail of a new art language developing between the Balkans and the Middle East.After Pakistani artist Hamra Abbas, the gallery is opening the new season with Kosovar artist Jakup Ferri. “Çekirdek Instead of Leblebi,” the first solo show of Ferri in Istanbul, will feature drawings, photos, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Artist Bozkaya Aldaş, often perceived as today’s Fikret Mualla, will display his latest works at the exhibition “Ordinary stories.” “Ordinary Stories,” Aldaş’s seventh solo exhibition, will be on display at Piramid Sanat Gallery until Oct. 17. In the exhibit, Aldaş chooses to refer to the personal relationships in the daily […]

Published in City BriefHatice Utkan A creator of technological visual designs that present a different approach to the perception of “objects,” Devrim Kadirbeyoğlu is presenting a new personal exhibit at Alan Istanbul. The exhibition contains both technological and unconventional art. Handmade robots represent the technological era of the 21st century, while pairs of lost-and-found gloves, […]

Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Ormo Art Gallery is opening its new season with a solo exhibition from Gencay Kasapçı. The exhibition, titled “6.Ten Years,” will run through Oct. 9. The artist uses optic illusions and diverse colors in his works while also focusing on nature and its effects. While the objects, space and time […]