Museums and galleries are preparing for an exceptionally full December with newly opened and ongoing exhibitions, and these shows accompanying the final days of the year once again reveal the restorative and renewing hope of art.
Known for her layered sculptures made from recycled materials, Nnena Kalu has become the winner of the Turner Prize 2025.
Running, technology, and contemporary art converged on the streets of Istanbul.
The lyrical abstractions, rich color palette, and unique visual language of Nejad Devrim—one of the pioneering figures of Turkish modern painting—come together in a new selection at Galeri Nev Istanbul.
Pantone’s choice for 2026, Cloud Dancer, stands out as a balanced shade of white that reflects a longing for calm and new beginnings in a rapidly accelerating world.
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has announced Elif Shafak as its new president, succeeding Bernardine Evaristo at the end of her four-year term.
Over a career spanning more than half a century, Martin Parr, who captured the absurdity and warmth of British life with a unique gaze—from The Last Resort to his critiques of global tourism, making visible the social reality behind ordinary moments—passed away
Rock legend Patti Smith will take the stage at Istanbul’s Bonus Parkorman on May 17, 2026, accompanied by the Patti Smith Quartet.
While the Turkish Statistical Institute’s 2024 data points to a record surge in cultural expenditures, this growth has not translated into real improvement for the wide network of cultural workers spanning editors, authors, translators, and printing laborers.
Architect Frank Gehry, whose audacious designs—from the Guggenheim Bilbao to the Walt Disney Concert Hall—reshaped contemporary architecture, died on Dec. 5 at his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness. He was 96.
Björk’s new exhibition, which merges ritual, ecology, and Icelandic mythology, opens on May 30, 2026, at the National Gallery of Iceland as part of the opening of the Reykjavik Arts Festival.
The legal tension between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and its former director Sasha Suda has escalated into the public sphere, marked by mutual accusations