In April, Istanbul is hosting an intense exhibition program that brings together different facets of contemporary art. Ranging from solo exhibitions to comprehensive selections, this program is shaped around themes such as disaster, memory, surveillance, identity, and transformation, offering viewers both current
The Biennale of Contemporary Keramics (BCK) "Where the Day Starts'' kicks off in June. Dedicated to the evolving field of contemporary ceramics, BCK operates as a nomadic platform moving across Greek islands, drawing on each location’s history, archaeology, mythology, and cultural fabric
Arter’s new group exhibition Work in Progress brings together a selection of works drawn from more than three hundred artworks that the institution has supported over the past fifteen years – some of which have been incorporated into the collection – alongside
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.
The 7th Mardin Biennial, curated by Çelenk Bafra under the title “GÖKzemin,” brings together 41 artists from 20 countries, spreading across Mardin’s historical sites. Through exhibitions, installations, and public projects, the biennial establishes new connections between the city’s multilayered memory and contemporary
Opening its doors at Barın Han as part of International Women’s Day on March 8, the exhibition Human and Machine brings together digital productions shaped around the axes of women, data, and invisible labor. The selection, which includes works by local and
Yapı Kredi bomontiada, in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Office, presents Women Artists in Contemporary Austrian Art: Ulrike Köb and Die 4 Grazien, opening on March 29. Bringing together themes such as environmental awareness, consumer culture, female identity, and solidarity, the exhibition
Museum Ludwig is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a retrospective of Yayoi Kusama. On view from March 14 to August 2, 2026, the exhibition brings together more than 300 works, ranging from the artist’s first drawing made at the age of five
Hera Büyüktaşcıyan’s solo exhibition titled Phantom Quartet opening at Arter provides a comprehensive look into her artistic practice focused on identity, memory, and nature.
The first solo exhibition in Turkey of Germany-based painter Murat Önen, “painting is one thing, you are another,” is on view at Öktem Aykut until March 28. The paintings that the artist shares with the viewer—and with himself—like an “image tavern” offer
One of the most comprehensive investigations to date into Banksy—the artist who has become a global phenomenon through politically charged imagery left on walls while skillfully concealing their identity for years—has been published. Following a year-long inquiry, Reuters claims to have identified
“Drawing is the disappearance of one’s face.” At the launch of her new monograph On and Beyond the Line: Movement, İnci Eviner spoke about the place of the line in her life, the importance of writing, and how art can liberate a
