The galleries at Contemporary Istanbul experienced hard times due to the heavy rain. Ali Güreli, Chairman of Contemporary Istanbul, spoke to ArtDog Istanbul about the latest fair, which featured 591 artists and 1,537 works. According to Semra Dursun’s news from Artdog Turkish
* How should the art world react to companies that sponsor the arts while damaging the environment? * Is it ethical for such companies to sponsor art? * Will the art world ignore this contradiction, or will it bring it to light?
National Museum of Women in the Arts will be open on Oct 21. The museum invested $67.5 million to the renovation project. The renovated building is designed by Baltimore-based architectural firm Sandra Vicchio & Associates. The museum’s first full renovation since opening
Frieze London is commemorating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark this milestone, the fair will showcase special projects as well as prominent figures in contemporary art. Simone Leigh, Olafur Eliasson, and Wolfgang Tillmans are among the artists selected by the fair,
This year once again Contemporary Istanbul will be held over four days from 28 September – 1 October, 2023. The main partner of Contemporary Istanbul is Akbank. The fair is held in the historic district of Tersane Istanbul, on the premises of
Seven artworks by Egon Schiele will be returned to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret performer who had owned the pieces. The works, most of them portraits of Schiele himself or his wife, were part of a massive art collection owned by
Commagene Lar, Land and Art Biennial opened in Adıyaman’s Kahta district on Sept. 23. Curated by Nihat Özdal, the biennial showcases artworks of 13 artists, Shirin Abedinarad, Vahap Avşar, Murat Cem Baytok, Anna Laura Cantera, Yalda Jamali, Odmaa Uranchimeg, Cengiz Tekin, Mariko
Tunceli Museum, the first and only museum where rituals, artefacts, information and documents belonging to the Alevism belief are exhibited, has been selected the “second best museum in Europe” in the European Museum Academy Luigi Micheletti Awards, to which 48 countries applied.
Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, dating back to Ottoman Empire, opens after 13-year restoration. The Hamam includes a new museum dedicated to the building’s unique history and the hammam ritual simultaneously. The venue hosts an exhibition titled Healing Ruins, showcasing 22 artists from Turkey and
Artist Genco Gülan’s “Restless Poseidon” sculpture, which draws attention to climate disasters and salutes the ancient Greek and Middle Eastern gods of disaster, began to be exhibited off the Büyükada ferry pier on September 10. The work, which attracted great interest from
