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.
During the Republic period, the main objective of Turkey’s culture and art policies was to elevate the country to the level of a developed nation by making Turkish culture universal in both cultural and technical aspects. Atatürk’s culture and art policies remained
A 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso titled Femme à la montre from the collection of the late New York philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau, sold. at Sotheby’s during a New York evening sale for $139 million with fees. It marks the second-highest price
Four men have been criminally charged by the Crown Prosecution Service, following the announcement made several months ago by British law enforcement regarding a major breakthrough in the 2019 theft of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet sculpture, as reported by the
The Borusan Kocabıyık Foundation is hosting the Face of the Republic exhibition at Galataport O2 Block. The exhibition focuses on the multidimensional social transformation during the Early Republic Period and its impact on culture, art, and social life. It opened on November
Two climate activists from the group Just Stop Oil have been arrested after smashing the glass protecting a famous painting in London’s National Gallery. A video posted to Just Stop Oil’s account on X shows the activists wearing white Just Stop Oil
The main entrance gate of the 1,900-year-old Temple of Mithras came to light during the excavations at Zerzevan Castle in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. Excavations have been ongoing in Zerzevan Castle, the 3,000-year-old garrison of the Roman Empire, located 13 kilometers
On the plateau overlooking the ancient Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, a major outdoor art exhibition brings together the work of 14 international contemporary artists who have created site-specific installations responding to the iconic monuments. In one project, a new pyramid structure
German photographer Sven Marquardt’s solo exhibition titled “NACHTBLENDE”, organized in cooperation with Yapı Kredi Bomontiada and Goethe-Institut Istanbul, meets art lovers at Yapı Kredi Bomontiada between 9-26 November. The “NACHTBLENDE” exhibition showcases the work of photographer Sven Marquardt, who is known for
A new major exhibition, currently gracing the historic Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, is showcasing a large collection of both new and existing works by the artist, tracing the entire arc of Anish Kapoor’s career. ‘Untrue Unreal’, meticulously curated by Arturo Galansino, the
Archaeologists unearthed the remains of a 1,500-year-old church housing 46 graves in southeastern Türkiye. Excavations began in 2021 by the Diyarbakır Museum Directorate after the discovery of a coin dating to the period of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I during a surface survey