This year, the art world witnessed a year of protests, disputes, hardships and all of these have carried the art scene to another new area, while artists, curators, writers gathered to make the world a better place. Institutions and managerial issues Most
Lal Batman’s first solo exhibition in Germany, “The Floor is Lava,” can be seeen at Anna Laudel Düsseldorf. Inspired by common children’s games played in schoolyards, the exhibition exceeds beyond the innocence of childhood games, to delve into complex themes such as
The Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) continues its series of monographic exhibitions, offering an in-depth exploration of significant artists and their contributions to Turkish painting. “A Forgotten Woman of the Republic: The Many Ways of Melek Celâl” focuses on a pioneering
A group of 20 artists, who joined under Açık Masa (Open Table), Katılımcı Sanat Topluluğu (Participatory Art Community Turkey) (PACT), and Kamusal Sanat Laboratuvarı (Public Art Laboratory), protested Istanbul Modern. The protest took place in front of the museum with the slogan
İstanbul Biennial Director Bige Örer has decided to step down from her duties at IKSV as of 15 January 2024. A written statement from IKSV said Örer has decided to step down to continue her work on different projects. Earlier this year,
The exhibition titled “The Trace of Memory: The Neolithic City of Çatalhöyük” opened at AKM. Curated by Siret Uyanık, the exhibition consists of nearly 40 works in the fields of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, wood prints, glass work and video installations, created by
In London, a new anti-war artwork by the British street artist Banksy was stolen less than an hour after he authenticated it on Instagram earlier on December 22. Footage circulating online shows two men removing the work, a stop sign onto which
Musician and artist Nick Cave will have his debut commercial exhibition at Xavier Hufkens gallery in Brussels in 2024. Cave has called the work going on display as “a journey towards some kind of absolution from a series of shattering events.” Cave
White Cube hosts ‘Lovers Grave’ by Tracey Emin, the first solo exhibition in the New York gallery’s program, featuring a new series of paintings and works on paper. The concept of ‘Lovers Grave’ originates from images of archaeological burial sites, where human
The first known painting by Vincent van Gogh to depict the outdoors is joining the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The painting has been given to the museum thanks to the executive producer of Law & Order. Absent from everyone’s
