The exhibition From Inside Out: Stories from Bayburt Women, a collaborative project between artist and Baksı Museum founder Hüsamettin Koçan and a group of women from Bayburt, is on view until October 26 as part of the 12th Artweeks Istanbul.
Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2025 bring together over 280 galleries from 45 countries, spanning six millennia of art history alongside today’s most innovative practices.
:mentalKLINIK's exhibition “Lunatic Poets,” the product of a four-year creative process, is a comprehensive performance filled with sculptures, spatial installations, and robotic works that simultaneously bring together digital and physical dimensions.
October brings a rich exhibition calendar. Here are some of the highlights selected by ArtDog Istanbul editors.
The 18th Istanbul Biennial, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of long-term Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding (2007–2036), welcomed more than 100,000 visitors in just 15 days
Istanbul’s cultural scene has been especially vibrant lately, and these two independent spaces, established by the neighborhood’s own artists, add to that energy.
The Picasso Museum is transforming its garden into a public park dedicated to the artist’s bronze sculptures as part of the $50 million “Picasso 2030” project.
Antalya’s contemporary art gallery Gülden Bostancı, in collaboration with MeMA_London, has brought two striking installations to Istanbul’s Tarlabaşı neighborhood: Burhan Kum’s Misilleme (Retaliation) and Baran Kurtoğlu’s Hamle Sırası (It’s Your Move). On view until October 5, the works explore the colonial roots
At Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, Operation Night Watch uncovers the surprising origin of the dog in The Night Watch.
Nilbar Güreş will represent Türkiye at the 2026 Venice Biennale Pavilion, contributing a poetic and critical voice to the theme “In Minor Keys.”
The Trump–Epstein “Friendship Statue,” installed on Washington’s National Mall, was secretly removed overnight despite having official permission.
The art season opens with an intense program stretching from the 18th Istanbul Biennial to major museum exhibitions, from fresh works by the younger generation to ambitious retrospectives — offering audiences a rich calendar shaped by themes of memory, nature, identity, social