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Founded by the philanthropist couple Eli and Edythe Broad in 2015, the Broad is home to the Broad Collection, with over 2,000 works from the Post-War period and Contemporary era. In the museum, also celebrated for its authentic building designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, there also exists an artwork library for temporary loans that […]
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2016
Published by art-ist with the support of Saha and edited by Halil Altındere and Süreyya Evren, User’s Manual is one of Turkey’s most comprehensive contemporary art anthologies. It examines our contemporary art history through an extensive group of artists ranging from Kutluğ Ataman to Volkan Aslan, from Şükran Moral to Ali Kazma, from Neriman Polat […]
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2016
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Gözde Başkent draws attention with her authentic style and her conceptual viewpoint emphasizing nature-human relationship. We talked to Başkent, who has recently joined us, about her artistic practice. In your paintings you generally depict women. How do you interpret the connection between woman and nature? Are you interested in mythology? Where do you find inspiration? The […]
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2016
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Organized by Swissôtel Büyük Efes for the 2nd time, the “Büyük Efes Art Days” are coming soon. The event sponsored by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and Konak Municipality, taking place at the hotel’s Kordon hall and generic spaces in February 19-20-21, 2016 between 11 am and 8 pm, aims at bringing together art galleries and the […]
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Throughout Turkey’s history, a great number of intellectuals lost their lives in the month of January. The first month of 2016 is no exception. This month we could not help but remember the life of a great name who left this world quietly but left a very deep imprint in our intellectual life. Although Tahsin […]
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Who is a curator? Its definition extended outside the realm of art long ago, and everyone began to refer to him/herself as a curator in their respective professions. Published by Pluto Press, the book by the Canadian author and critic David Balzer explains in an entertaining language the close relationship between this phenomenon and popular […]
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2016
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Situated in Nieuw-West, a relatively non-touristic neighborhood in Amsterdam and offering an alternative to the concept of museum as we know it, Street Art Museum Amsterdam was founded by Anna Stolyarova, an Ukranian born resident of the neighborhood. Stolyarova is also the curator of this outdoor museum and she has the objective to interact with […]
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2016
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Cover image: Banksy The premiere of “The Art of Banksy” takes place in Istanbul on January 14. The biggest collection of Banksy’s works welcomes art enthusiasts at Global Karaköy. The exhibition curated by Steve Lazarides features 100 works borrowed from the artist’s private collection as well as his collectors and the viewers experience the […]
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2016
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We have left 2015 behind us as a very busy year in art. We have asked three different curators with various projects from our art scene about their selections of the past year’s highlights, ranging from art fairs to exhibitions, from biennials to artist talks. DR. NECMİ SÖNMEZ Exhibition of the Year Nazım Hikmet […]
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“My five year old could have done that” is one of the most frequently encountered viewer reactions to Modern art. Susie Hodge explains with a passionate and exciting language why it is not that simple. Selecting 100 seminal artworks from modern art history that received similar viewer criticisms, the author brings together the conditions and […]