UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects has released photos of the Central Bank of Iraq skyscraper, which is approaching completion on the Tigris riverbank in Baghdad. The images showcase the finished twisting exoskeleton of the 170-meter-tall building, now the tallest structure in the city.
Maison&Objet is set to return this year, celebrating 30 years of French-inspired excellence in design, décor, and lifestyle. The bi-annual design fair, renowned for its commitment to creativity, innovation, sustainability, and business, will be held from January 18 – 22, 2024, at
This year the Commagene Biennial takes place between August 24th and November 8th. During the opening ceremony, the biennial director, Nihat Özdal, shared his thoughts on the event: ‘‘We worked in a city devastated by an earthquake. Artists collaborated with local masters
Though best known as a leading proponent of Abstract Expressionism, Willem de Kooning—whose geometric and biomorphic shapes of the 1930s and ’40s evolved into his iconic “Woman” series of the 1950s—also ventured into sculpture. These 3D experiments are the focus of a
According to recent research by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, the ancient pillars of Göbeklitepe, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in Turkey, may contain evidence of the world’s oldest lunisolar calendar. This discovery also implies that a devastating comet impact could have
The restoration of a nearly 2,800-year-old water cistern from the Urartu period, discovered within Harput Castle in Türkiye’s eastern Anatolia region, has been successfully completed. Located in Elazığ province, Harput Castle has been the focus of archaeological excavation and restoration projects since
Excavations are currently underway to uncover structures in the 5,500-year-old ancient city of Troy, located within the borders of Tevfikiye village in the northwestern province of Çanakkale. Official excavations in Troy, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, began in 1871, and numerous
London’s National Gallery has just scored a monumental acquisition for its 200th anniversary, finally securing a work by the Dutch-born Victorian master Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. The painting, After the Audience (1879), was brokered through Christie’s, with the museum paying £2 million to
Archaeological excavations at the Tavşanlı Mound in the Tavşanlı district of Kütahya province have uncovered a 3,700-year-old cylinder seal from a layer dating to the end of the Assyrian Trade Colonies period. This rare seal, which has excited the archaeological community, is
Dirimart readies to host İnci Eviner’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, Neural Crest of an Island, bringing together the artist’s recent moving image work of the same title and the installation titled Resound of the Studio, a revival of her studio at
A landmark artwork that received acclaim and an award at the Venice Biennale has been acquired by both England’s Tate museum network and South Brisbane’s Queensland Art Gallery. Archie Moore’s kith and kin (2024), an installation currently exhibited at the Golden Lion–winning
In a world where technology constantly pushes boundaries, the Epic of Gilgamesh—a tale that has endured for over 4,000 years—is receiving a cutting-edge revival. Scholars at the Institute for Assyriology at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich have developed an artificial intelligence tool
