Pera Film’s "I’m Here!" program, running December 1–11, 2024, presents "Red Reminds Me…", a powerful video series reimagining the emotional and symbolic narratives of living with HIV.
Nobel Prize in Literature winner Annie Ernaux made a powerful statement about the situation in Gaza on June 4, 2025, on the French television program “La Grande Librairie” in the segment “Droit dans les yeux.” Describing the violence in Gaza as genocide,
The FBI recently recovered two paintings stolen from the University of New Mexico’s Harwood Museum of Art in Taos four decades ago. Victor Higgins’s oil painting Aspens (c. 1932) and Joseph Henry Sharp’s portrait Oklahoma Cheyenne aka Indian Boy in Full Dress (c. 1915) were
The 32nd Istanbul Jazz Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), will bring together dozens of musicians with audiences at various venues across Istanbul between July 1 and 17. Venues hosting the festival this year include the French
Alberto Manguel invites reflection on literature and memory with two special events in Istanbul. At Yapı Kredi Bookstore, he will hold a book signing, and at İstanbul Modern, he will join artist Ali Kazma for a conversation, offering a deep dialogue on
Curated by Ceren Erdem and Bilge Kalfa and coordinated by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), Türkiye Pavilion presents Grounded at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, taking place from 10 May to 23 November 2025.
Applications are ongoing for the 2025 edition of BASE, an exhibition that brings together works of recent graduates from various disciplines across Türkiye with art lovers in Istanbul every year. The deadline for applications is June 15. This year marks the 9th
The group exhibition titled “Everyone Knows…” critically examines democracy in crisis through original artistic practices. Curated by Bahar Adan and hosted at G-art Gallery, the exhibition aims to position itself outside of Türkiye’s increasingly superficial, non-discursive, and politically neutralized art environment. Hosting
June has reinvigorated the art scene as well. In the first month of summer, museums and galleries are offering an array of striking exhibitions, making it increasingly difficult to choose among them. The editors of ArtDog Istanbul have compiled a selection of
Since the opening of its new building, Istanbul Modern has attracted significant international attention. At the European Museum of the Year Awards, the museum was honored with the Portimão Prize for Welcoming, Inclusion, and Belonging. Organized under the auspices of the Council
The exhibition Sonsuz Döngü – NAVİN (Infinite Cycle – NAVİN), which brings together the works of interior designer and artist Aslı Arıkan Dayıoğlu created with natural materials such as ceramics, glass, and gold, can be viewed at Goba Art Gallery until June
Édouard Louis, one of France’s rising writers and one of the most striking voices in contemporary literature, will be a guest at Moda Sahnesi in Istanbul on June 18 and 19. Louis, who draws on his own life experiences in his works
The Venice Biennale announced that next year’s edition will follow the vision of its curator, Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer last month, just days before she was set to share its theme. Titled ‘In Minor Keys’, the 61st International Art Exhibition