Directed by artist Ai Weiwei Human Flow tells the story of unwilling migration and displacement of 65 million people because of war, poverty and climate change, and events that came afterwards. Through images taken and interviews made in 23 counties including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Mexico, Pakistan, Serbia, Syria and Turkey during […]
Yayoi Kusama Museum with infinity rooms, dot-covered interiors and giant installations Japanese Avant-Grade artist Yayoi Kusama, who draws art-loving crowds with her colours, dots and lines opened her own museum, Yayoi Kusama Museum, in Tokyo. Yayoi Kusama, one of the world-renowned Japanese artists, commissioned a mysterious building in Shinjuku region of Tokyo years ago. Built […]
The newest member of the Art50.net family and a cinema professional, the artist Kerem Topuz focuses on contemporary consumerism and popular imagery. We deeply enjoyed our conversation with Topuz on subjects ranging from Pop Art to Capitalist Critique.
We have just left the Contemporary İstanbul art fair behind, and London will be our capital of contemporary art in October thanks to Frieze-mania, followed by Miami in December with Art Basel and other alternative, satellite fairs. In recent years, collectors and art enthusiasts from Turkey have been regularly visiting the most important global art […]
The emerging high-tech businesses, creators, and entrepreneurs in the past 30 years made Seattle one of the leading cities in art collecting across the United States. Seattle attracts many art visitors every year, hosting well-known collectors. There is a great amount of influencers and serious art followers such as Barney Ebsworth, Tom Podl, Richard and […]
The World’s Largest Museum Dedicated to Contemporary Art from Africa and Its Diaspora Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa We are in Cape Town, South Africa. A building located in the heart of the city, in picturesque Victoria and Alfred waterfront hosts long-waited Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art. Founded by German collector Jochen Zeitz, […]
Contemporary Istanbul Announced Participating Galleries and News About its 12th Edition Contemporary Istanbul (CI) is pleased to announce its final exhibitors list for the upcoming 12th edition of the fair which is supported by Akbank. New for 2017 is a revised fair design by the award-winning architects Tabanlıoğlu Architects who will create a city-park. The […]
With its tiny streets, bridges, canales and gondolas sailing in the heart of the city, Venice is one of the most widely visited tourist attractions in the world. Located in northeastern Italy, this histocial 13th century city where Antonio Vivaldi, Titian and Marco Polo were born has a lot to offer. With its marveleous galleries […]
The excitement for the 15th Istanbul biennial is everywhere. We asked Anna Zizlsperger, Huma Kabakcı, Mine Küçük and Ömer Özyürek, important figures in our art scene, their expectations from the event. Anna Zizlsperger (Exhibist, Founder) I am very excited about the upcoming 15th edition of the Istanbul Biennial. The local art scene needs the […]
‘The Final Portrait’ that will come on screen on 18th of August tells the story of Swedish painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Set in 1964 in Paris, directed by Stanley Lucci, it stars Geoffrey Rush as Giacometti. The painter runs across his old friend, American writer James Lord, and wants to make his portrait. Lord […]