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.
In an unexpected revelation, a previously unknown composition by Frédéric Chopin has surfaced from the archives of the Morgan Library & Museum, stirring excitement among music historians and Chopin enthusiasts alike. The manuscript, found by Robinson McClellan, associate curator of music manuscripts,
Istanbul Modern hosts renowned Turkish photographer İzzet Keribar’s solo exhibition from Nov 6 to May 25, 2025. The exhibition titled ‘Journey of Colors’ features 125 photographs by Keribar. With an archive of nearly 1.5 million images, İzzet Keribar (b. 1936) has spent
A sprawling, long-lost Mayan city hidden in the dense jungle of southern Campeche has come to light, reshaping our understanding of Mayan civilization’s urban reach. Dubbed “Valeriana” by archaeologists, this once-bustling metropolis reveals an intricately designed network of architectural and agricultural features
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), has announced that the 18th Istanbul Biennial will be curated by Christine Tohmé. This upcoming edition will span three years, with events and initiatives scheduled from 2025 to 2027, each phase building upon the
Ashfika Rahman won the Future Generation Art Prize 2024, the seventh edition of the global art prize for artists under 35, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009. The international jury announced the winner at the award ceremony on October 29
In a powerful statement of solidarity, a coalition of prominent authors, including Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux and Rupi Kaur, Sally Rooney, and Judith Butler, has pledged to boycott Israeli cultural institutions perceived as “silent observers” of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in
Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries has made a discovery, uncovering what may be William Blake’s earliest etchings from his days as an apprentice. Using state-of-the-art ARCHiOx scanning technology, which captures surfaces at over a million pixels per square inch, researchers were able to
In a recent auction at London’s Sloane Street Auctions, an “exceedingly rare” bronze cast of Egon Schiele’s death mask fetched $24,600—over ten times its estimated price. The mask, created by Austrian sculptor Gustinus Ambrosi just two days after Schiele’s death in 1918
An extraordinary typescript of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, featuring the author’s own handwritten corrections and sketches, will soon be available for purchase at the price of $1.25 million. Regarded as a “literary treasure” by rare book dealers, this unique
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér opened the exhibition Parliament on the Danube Bank at Istanbul’s Tarık Zafer Tunaya Cultural Center during an official visit to Türkiye. Running until October 31, the exhibition is part of the Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Year and is organized
