Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), DEM Party Istanbul MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder (62), who was hospitalized in intensive care following an operation he underwent in the hospital following a heart condition, died on the 18th day of
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Gallery Selvin has brought together a special publication titled “50 Artists and 50 Artist Studios of Istanbul” with art lovers. The book, which is the product of the long-term and meticulous work of the gallery’s founder
A child has damaged a multi-million-pound painting by Mark Rothko at a museum in Rotterdam. According to a spokesperson for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the institution is currently determining the appropriate restoration measures for Rothko’s Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.
A set of four Shakespeare folios estimated to be worth more than £3.5 million ($4.7 million) will go on sale in London next month, at the auction house Sotheby’s. The First Folio, published in 1623, was the first collection of William Shakespeare’s
A rare early painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat will headline Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in New York, carrying an estimate of $10 million to $15 million. The untitled 1981 work, unseen by the public for 36 years, was acquired in 1989 and has
CerModern’s exhibition, New: Now, Version 2.0, which offers strong clues about the future and change this year, features well-known artists alongside talents whose names we may hear for the first time. Curated by Attila Güllü, the exhibition brings together 32 young artists.
From April 24 to May 31, 2025, PİLEVNELİ Gallery is presenting the first solo exhibition in Türkiye by Irish artist Kevin Francis Gray. Showcasing a compelling selection of his work, the presentation celebrates abstraction, figuration, and portraiture through dynamic sculptural compositions, tracing the evolution of
The traces left by Samih Rifat’s wide intellectual legacy—ranging from translation to photography—are now on view at the Pera Museum in the exhibition “Much Is to Be Done” When Samih Rifat, one of the most multifaceted intellectuals in Turkey’s cultural and artistic
World-renowned photographer Nan Goldin has put her signed prints up for sale as part of Pictures for Purpose. The proceeds will be donated to Sulala Animal Rescue, an organization helping injured and displaced animals in Gaza. Goldin’s art has long been inseparable
Fashion editor Hakan Bahar is bringing together his vintage collection, amassed over the years, at a special event to be held at Casa Foscolo, Beyoğlu’s 135-year-old historic building, from April 25 to 27. Hakan Bahar, a fashion editor, is hosting a unique
Surrounded by three decades of his work in the iconic rotunda of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Rashid Johnson likens the experience to a family reunion. “I always see art as the objects you’ve birthed as an artist,” he shares with Vogue
The documentary Vibe Istanbul, which explores the underground journey of electronic music in Turkey, was screened at Beyoğlu Cinema as part of the Istanbul Film Festival. Directed by Saeed Nasiri and Nafise Motlagh, the documentary is narrated by İzzet Öz, the legendary
