Matthew Israel takes the reader on a cross-continental journey through a year in the field of art with his “A Year in the Art World” by focusing on behind the scene events of the international art market. Israel’s book, which he prepared by participating in art events in different cities, especially in Los Angeles, Paris, […]
Kyung An and Jessica Cerasi’s “Who Is Afraid of Contemporary Art?” is a source where the readers can find answers to their questions about contemporary art such as “What is contemporary art?”, “What makes contemporary art contemporary?”, “What is contemporary art for,” and “Why is contemporary art so expensive?” and more. Examining different institutions and […]
Sarah Thornton, who examined different actors of the international contemporary art scene with her book titled “Seven Days in the Art World”, this time focuses on the lives and works of artists with “33 Artists in 3 Acts”. The book, in which Thornton has witnessed the lives of world-renowned stars as well as unexpected artists […]
Bringing together the groundbreaking articles of one of the most important art historians of our time, Linda Nochlin, “Women Artists: The Linda Nochlin Reader” is an important source for contemporary feminist art theory. The selection includes Nochlin’s “Women Artists After the French Revolution” and “Starting from Scratch: The Beginnings of Feminist Art History,” as well […]
Diana Newall and Grant Pooke’s “Fifty Key Texts in Art History”, is an important source that brings influential art writings together, selected from the classical period to the late modern. Contrary to the Eurocentric approach, the book, which presents ideas from different periods, generations, and art movements chronologically, offers an alternative and critical view of […]
Known for his theoretical and literary contributions to Turkish art history, Ali Artun’s new book “The Concept of Modernism and the Birth of Modernist Art in Turkey” focuses on the development process of Modernism in Turkey. Artun places the Modernist narrative, which has heavily influenced various art groups and artists since the early periods of […]
Ebru Nalan Sülün’s “Collecting Contemporary Art in Turkey” book, which is published in 2019, is among the few studies that examine the Turkish art scene within the framework of art collections. In her book, Sülün, deals with the historical development of art collecting in Turkey from the Ottoman Empire to the present day in parallel […]
Contemporary Istanbul is opening its doors with a new date at the Rumeli Hall of the Lutfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center! Contemporary Istanbul’s 15th edition, sponsored by Akbank, will be launched with a VIP Preview on June 1 to 2 followed by General Admission between June 3 to 6 at the Rumeli Hall of […]
PILEVNELI, is pleased to present Refik Anadol’s new solo exhibition after three years. On view through March 19 – April 25, 2021 at PILEVNELI’s location in Dolapdere, the exhibition includes Anadol’s new body of works to be exhibited for the first time. “Machine Memoirs: Space” is the artist’s third exhibition under PILEVNELI’s roof. Anadol’s first […]
Gabriel Vorbon determines the subjects of his photographs inspiring from the flow of daily life and his own experiences. The events he witnesses and the people he encounters turn into living frames in the artist’s mind. His compositions that reflect frozen flows do shelter hidden sequences of time that belong to the previous and following […]
