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.
Since 2019, İBB Kültür and İBB Miras have hosted 271 exhibitions across 41 venues, with the contribution of 195 curators and nearly 2,000 artists, reaching almost 8 million visitors.
A series of exhibitions opening one after another in the region brings together prominent names in contemporary art.
The Istanbul Biennial, which does not adhere to a fixed exhibition venue, adopts a unique spatial configuration redefining its relationship with the city in each edition.
Launched for the first time this year to promote art writing and critical thinking, the Turgay Sönmez Criticism Award is now accepting submissions focused on Ömer Uluç’s exhibition Beyond the Horizon Line at Istanbul Modern. The application deadline is August 15. Established
Public outrage is growing against the decision to demolish the Antalya Archaeological Museum.
Utopia Workshops, which brings together the dreams of young artists, and Silent Lives, Great Stories, which bridges the past and present through the works of Helga Franke.
Due to a spinal condition in childhood, Emily grew up with physical limitations and did not seriously pursue painting until her thirties.
The Climate Justice Coalition criticized the law for lacking clear deadlines and concrete steps to end fossil fuels and subsidies.
TunState is a living intellectual ecosystem shaped by decay, waiting, resistance, and transformation.
The investigation launched against LeMan magazine for its “Prophet cartoon” led to detentions, a lynch campaign on social media, and attacks in front of the magazine's building.
Despite facial recognition cameras in Hungary and zip-tie handcuffs in Istanbul, the rainbow once again returned to the streets.
Venetian activists are protesting Bezos and Sanchez’s wedding as a symbol of global inequality and local neglect.

