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The 17th Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and supported by 2007-2026 Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding, running from 17 September – 20 November 2022 today announced the list of contributors. The 17th Istanbul Biennial is the result of more than two years of conversations on projects situated in different […]
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Contemporary Istanbul is pleased to announce the list of exhibitors taking part in its 17th edition, which will be held between September 17-22, 2022. The main partner of Contemporary Istanbul is Akbank.
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Between April 2022 and September 2022, works by Görkem Dikel, Güliz Baydemir and Haydar Akdağ come together at the exhibition “The Awakening” thanks to the joint efforts of Art50.net and Swissôtel The Bosphorus, İstanbul.
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One of Britain’s most important contemporary painters, Celia Paul has written a reflective, intimate memoir of her life as an artist. Self-Portrait tells the artist’s story in her own words, drawn from early journal entries as well as memory, of her childhood in India and her days as an art student at London’s Slade School […]
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Susie Hodge’s book The Short Story of Women Artists tells the full history – from the breakthroughs that women have made in pushing for parity with male artists, to the important contributions made to otherwise male-dominated artistic movements, and the forgotten and obscured artists who are now being rediscovered and reassessed. Accessible, concise and richly […]
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“In 2013 Georg Baselitz declared that ‘women don’t paint very well’. Whilst shocking, his comments reveal what Helen Gorrill argues is prolific discrimination in the artworld. In a groundbreaking study of gender and value, Gorrill proves that there are few aesthetic differences in men and women’s painting, but that men’s art is valued at up […]
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The documentary “Crossroads”, directed by award-winning director Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun and produced by Bulut Reyhanoğlu and Vanessa Medini Arslan, focuses on 4 artists from Turkey.
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The “Leonardo” series focuses on the extraordinary life of Leonardo da Vinci, who is considered a genius today, behind his world-famous works. Combining the known aspects of the artist’s life with fiction, the series does not reflect the real Leonardo da Vinci, but offers a different interpretation and perspective on the artist’s life.
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“The Andy Warhol Diaries” opens a door to the inner world of Andy Warhol, one of the most important figures in art history. The series is based on the 1989 book of the same name, edited by Pat Hackett, who dictated the diaries. The mini-documentary series “The Andy Warhol Diaries” published by Netflix offers a […]
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Written by writer Emre Caner, “Following the Footsteps of Lady Mihri Müşfik” tells the life story of Mihri Müşfik Hanım, one of the leading women in Turkish painting, that is built in a fiction parallel to her own life. The work, which tells the journey of the hero of the novel, Ulaş, following the footsteps […]