The 20th century brought rapid, drastic shifts in beauty ideals, reflected in art and popular culture alike. After 1900, as women’s social roles began to change, so did the preferred image of their bodies.
Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM), with the support of Akbank, will host a major exhibition dedicated to Yoko Ono — one of the most influential figures in contemporary art — opening 25 June 2026.
London's Science Museum marks the 60th anniversary of Star Trek with its new exhibition, "Star Trek Warp Trail," tracing the remarkable connection between science fiction and real-world technologies through a wide-ranging selection of objects — from iconic costumes to artificial intelligence artifacts.
Held between April 1–4 at the Yenikapı Eurasia Exhibition and Show Center, the Heritage Istanbul Fair welcomed visitors this year under the slogan “Secure the Future for the Past.”
The work No. 10, sold at Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction in Hong Kong, set a new record for Rothko’s early Multiforms series.
Following its presentation at Galeri Işık Teşvikiye, Yonca Saraçoğlu’s new exhibition Untold Tales is now at Istanbul Concept Gallery in Beyoğlu. Bringing together the artist’s oil paintings from her new productions with selected works from her sculptural practice, the exhibition’s second stop
Seven dogs, who had been stolen in China’s Jilin province and locked in a truck on their way to a slaughterhouse, escaped from their cages and set out on a 17-kilometre journey. Guided by a Corgi, the group moved together along the
Gabrielle Goliath’s Elegy performance, which was canceled in January at the South African Pavilion, is now meeting audiences in Venice at Chiesa di Sant’Antonin despite censorship. The performance addresses injustices faced by women and queer individuals, commemorates historical genocides and the Palestinian
Istanbul Research Institute is hosting a talk titled Breaking the Silence of the Archive: Armenian Women Actors on the Ottoman Stage on Tuesday, March 31, as part of its “Chamber Talks ” series. Moderated by theater artist and researcher Duygu Dalyanoğlu and academic
Açık Radyo announced that it will share the latest developments regarding the ongoing legal process following the cancellation of its terrestrial broadcasting license with the public at a press meeting to be held at Tütün Deposu on Tuesday, March 31.
Art Dubai’s 20th anniversary edition, originally scheduled for April, has been postponed to May following disruptions caused by regional conflicts
A dedicated witness and teacher of the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic on the artistic stage, Halil Paşa is featured at the Pera Museum of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation with the exhibition “By the Water’s Edge: The Life
Historian and writer Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı, who had been receiving treatment in intensive care for some time, passed away at the age of 78. Türkiye has lost not only a historian, but also an intellectual who knew how to speak with

