Organised by the Mardin Cinema Association and directed by Döne Otyam and Hakan Irmak, the 6th edition of the Mardin Biennial will take place between 10 May-10 June 2024. The biennial, curated by Ali Akay, asks questions about how we can go
Dirimart hosts Canan Tolon’s second solo exhibition titled About the Weather. Concentrating on Tolon’s recent series with the same title, the show comprises the artist’s large-scale rust and acrylic on canvas pieces. With her compositions created with stains, traces and random paint puddles,
As workers and tourists traversed the cobblestone streets of Lower Manhattan today, December 15, about 20,000 red paper poppies rested in front of the New York Stock Exchange, each flower commemorating the life of a Palestinian person killed by Israeli forces since
Emerging from private holdings for the first time in nearly two centuries, a rediscovered pair of Rembrandt portraits is now on a long-term loan for public display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. At nearly eight inches tall each, the portraits of Jan
The first-ever career-spanning exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance painter Francesco Pesellino (about 1422-1457) opens at the National Gallery in December 2023. Active in Florence in the mid-15th century, Pesellino achieved a notable career but his early death at 35 and the subsequent
Desert X AlUla third edition of the International art exhibition will open 9 February – 23 March 2024 under the theme of ‘In The Presence Of Absence’, artists will Explore that which cannot be seen. Open to all, Desert X AlUla is
Google yesterday released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. The ongoing Israel-Hamas war topped news trends in
More than 1,000 artists across the cultural field—including Ben Rivers, Brian Eno, Adham Faramawy, and Tai Shani—have signed a new open letter that accuses Bristol’s Arnolfini International Centre for Contemporary Arts of “censorship of Palestinian culture,” after the institution canceled two events
Palestinian solidarity groups, activists and community members marked international Human Rights Day with a demonstration for Palestinian human rights at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), to bring attention to the human rights crisis in Gaza, and to call for an
For the first time in seven years, ticket prices for entry to the Louvre museum will be raised in January 2024. Current ticket prices to the Paris institution stand at €17 ($18.30) for general admission, with free tickets available for Louvre members
Contemporary artist Nan Goldin said she kept an award-winning documentary about her life from getting a release in Israel as part of a years-long cultural boycott of the country. That film, titled All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and directed by Laura
The demonstration on Dec 9, co-organized by Within Our Lifetime Palestine (WOL Palestine) and Decolonize This Place (DTP) to coincide with the 36th anniversary of the first Intifada, drew hundreds of protesters of all ages to the Brooklyn Museum. Pro-Palestine demonstrators showcased