Leonora Carrington, one of the last representatives of Surrealism and a national treasure in Mexico, comes into focus with her unknown story. In this new biographic novel that was written by Joanna Moorhead, a distant relative, readers get to know the story of strong friendship between the two women. The book, which will bring to […]
Losing oneself in Görkem Dikel’s paintings feels like asking questions never asked before and in the middle of a cosmic riddle; she believes an artist should constantly improve herself and should not be afraid of making mistakes. We talked to Dikel about her artistic journey and her compositions defying perception, pushing us to question our […]
Heavily inspired by literature in her abstract compositions and offering a fresh approach to the concept of space, Müge Ceyhan is one of those artists who still experience a childhood enthusiasm while creating art, and she is confident in her intuition. We talked to Müge about her creative journey and her main sources of inspiration. […]
Follow the art, listen to the artists, thrust your reactions. The Global Art Compass, your guide to the maze of the contemporary art world, helps you to solve the mysteries of today’s art. In the old times, authors and critics such as Goethe, Ruskin and Clement Greenberg spread some particular ideas about art, they even […]
The upcoming fifth edition of Cape Town Art Fair (CTAF) will offer a diverse display of contemporary art from leading local and international galleries. Over 75 exhibitors from established and emerging art centres including London, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Lagos, Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Harare, Nairobi, Accra and Dubai are participating in CTAF 2017. Taking place in […]
As the 4th exhibition of its 2016-2017 season, İstanbul Kültür University Art Gallery hosts works by the artists of the contemporary art platform Art50.net As the 4th exhibition of its 2016-2017 season, İstanbul Kültür University Art Gallery (İKÜSAG) hosts works by the artists of Art50.net, a contemporary art platform bringing together artists, collectors and all […]
As we say goodbye to 2016, we asked important names from our art circles, Banu Çarmıklı, Gamze Büyükkuşoğlu, Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter and Sevil Dolmacı, about their 2016 evaluations and expectations from 2017. Banu Çarmıklı: The art event of the year in Turkey and the world? For Turkey, it was the cancellation of Art International art […]
1/One Year with Art50.net; I have been part of the Art50.net family, a successful online art platform, for one year. I was going to leave my think piece incomplete if I didn’t mention how we enthusiastically talked about our new projects, how they injected hope in me as I shared my new ideas, and all […]
Last week we conducted a fruitful workshop on “Contemporary Art Collecting for Beginners” at Cloud 7 Hotel. We informed the participants about the main concepts in contemporary art and informed them about collectorship tips. After the presentation, participants did our art test to discover their artistic personality and got their workshop certificates along with the […]
Written by Erika Fischer-Lichte, the book departs from an event taken place at Krinzinger Gallery in 1975. The spectators’ putting to an end to Marina Abramovic’s performance “Lips of Thomas” after a certain period of endurance is highlighted as an example of how the viewer has an active role in today’s artwork.