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Nuri Bilge Ceylan Photos In Netherlands

Director and photographer Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s landscape photographs will be on view at the Eye Filmmuseum in the Netherlands on January 17th with the exhibition Inner Landscapes. Featuring Ceylan’s award-winning films as well as his lesser-known landscape photographs, the exhibition draws attention

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Drawing Lines with Threads

Istanbul Modern is currently hosting the exhibition “Between Worlds,” featuring a large-scale installation created specifically for the museum by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota. Shiota is well-known for her installations that primarily use thread as the main material. She describes thread art as

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Yahşi Baraz Photo Archive

Yahşi Baraz is a name etched in our minds for his over half-century-long journey in art and his contributions to the acceptance of painting in the country. After witnessing the world of art and culture, he has also made a name for

Make Beyoğlu Great Again

Beyoğlu was once the lifeblood of Istanbul, even as it gradually lost some of its vibrant colors day by day. Some people came and went, while others became regulars. Yet, it remained etched in everyone’s memory like a nail. Today, Beyoğlu embodies

The Afghan Culture Fades Away

Artistic expression is considered a crime now in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Independent artists are punished with extrajudicial execution, arbitrary detention, arrestment, and public humiliation. It is also prohibited for women and girls to study arts and pursue a career in arts. Museums, archives,

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Curator speaks about conflicts in Turkey’s art scene

Feyyaz Yaman, the curator of the “Starting from the Middle” exhibition at Artistanbul Feshane, recently spoke at a forum organized by the Açık Masa initiative titled “Self-Censorship and Sukut Assassinations in Turkish Art”. During his speech, Yaman discussed the issues and obstacles