Annual of Istanbul Studies Awaits for New Articles

YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies, the peer-reviewed, open-access, international academic journal published by Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Istanbul Research Institute, invites contributions for its sixth and seventh volumes, which will be published in December 2024 and December 2025. The deadline for

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Mardin Biennial: Further Away

The 6th Mardin Biennial, which commenced on May 10, has embarked on a journey titled ‘Further Away’. This theme, carefully chosen by the curator, holds a significant place in the narrative of this year’s biennial. Speaking during the opening curator of this

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Activists Posts Stickers Around Delacroix’s Painting

French police arrested two activists from Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) at the Musée du Louvre in Paris following their protest in front of Eugène Delacroix’s “Liberty Leading the People” (1830). A video shared on the group’s social media depicted the pair affixing

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Iranian Director Rasoulof Sentenced to Eight Years 

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, whose feature film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is set to premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival this month, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, flogging, a fine, and property confiscation, as confirmed by

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19th Venice Architecture Biennale Announces Theme

Curator Carlo Ratti announced that the exhibition title will be presented in a single Latin word, ‘intelligens’, instead of English and Italian. The word is related to the modern term ‘intelligence’, but Ratti emphasized the Latin word ‘gens’, meaning ‘people’. He suggested

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Godard’s Final Film Scénarios Premiering at Cannes

First images from Jean-Luc Godard’s final film Scénarios will be premiering at Cannes Film Festival. “Scénarios,” an 18-minute short film, was completed by the filmmaker in 2022, just one day prior to his passing via an assisted suicide procedure in Switzerland. Additionally,

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Art Patron Pulls Support Over Exhibition About Palestine

Sandra Hegedüs, a long-standing supporter of the Palais de Tokyo, announced via Instagram that she would cease providing financial backing to Paris’s premier contemporary art museum after its exhibition exploring Palestine’s history. In her Instagram post on Sunday, Hegedüs revealed her decision

Famous Courbet Painting Tagged With ‘Me Too’ Graffiti

Two women were arrested on May 6 at the Centre Pompidou-Metz after they targeted Gustave Courbet’s controversial painting “The Origin of the World” (1866), by spray-painting the words “Me Too” on it. The painting is covered with glass for protection, police reported

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Cattelan’s Provocative Exhibition at Gagosian

For the first time in over two decades, contemporary Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan unveiled a new solo gallery exhibition at Gagosian New York. Titled “Sunday,” the exhibition showcases gilded panels riddled with bullet holes alongside a provocative urinating fountain sculpture, delving into

Protests Outside Met Gala

As celebrities walked the Met Gala’s iconic red carpet, a contrasting scene unfolded across Manhattan’s Upper East Side on the evening of May 6, as hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters took to the streets during the event, reported Hyperallergic. A significant police presence

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