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.
As part of its “Guess Who’s Here?” talk series, SALT welcomes Xiao Liu, one of the leading curators of contemporary Chinese art.
Employees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York voted to unionize following a ballot held on January 16. Established under Local 2110 of the UAW, the Met Union will represent employees across 50 departments, including curatorial, conservation, education, and visitor
The Louvre Museum in Paris has closed its doors for the third time in January due to ongoing strikes by staff demanding increased hiring, higher wages, and improved working conditions.
Haldun Dormen, who assumed a founding role in the modernisation of Turkish theatre during the Republican era, was not merely an artist who existed on stage, but a figure of memory who built theatre as a field of culture, discipline, and continuity
The hope planted in the soil with Agos thirty years ago is still alive on the 19th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination.
The 60-year rock legend Scorpions will take the stage in Istanbul on June 24, 2026, at Beşiktaş Tüpraş Stadium as part of their Coming Home — 60 Years of Scorpions tour.
Opened in Seoul as the world’s first sound museum, the Audeum Audio Museum brings together a rare collection of sound technologies with a sensory architectural experience designed by Kengo Kuma.
Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof have described the internet and communications shutdowns imposed during the ongoing protests in Iran as “a clear instrument of repression aimed at concealing violence.”
News that Israel will participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale has sparked a new crisis following the closure of the pavilion during the 2024 edition due to protests. While artist Belu Simion Fainaru announced that his work will be exhibited at the
“Kill Your Darling(s), a collective creation designed by Tiyatro Hemhâl and co-written by Selen Örcan, Nezaket Erden, and Hakan Emre Ünal, will be staged at Karbon on October 11–12, November 26–27, and December 12–13.”
The childhood home of David Bowie in Bromley—where his imagination was shaped—is preparing to welcome the public in 2027, featuring archival materials and an authentic restoration.
As the Golden Globe Awards honoured the year’s most ambitious works and performances, the results also offered a strong indication of the broader trends shaping the 2026 awards season.

