The year 2025 revealed how deeply the art world is shaped by politics, markets, institutions, and cultural memory. From landmark museum openings and record-breaking auctions to shifts in museum leadership, security concerns, and global exhibitions, art was not only a space of
The 18th Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), will conclude after its first phase following curator Christine Tohmé’s decision to step down due to personal circumstances.
Is it not a long-overdue debt of gratitude for Istanbul to offer a museum/house that would preserve the intellectual legacy of James Baldwin—a global public intellectual—in the very city where he experienced his most productive years?
Dancer and choreographer Mihran Tomasyan has been creating space for collective production for 22 years with Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası. We spoke with Mihran Tomasyan about the current conditions of dance, transformation that begins with the body, and Istanbul’s chaotic yet deeply creative
İstanbul Modern is set to host a comprehensive exhibition bringing together more than 200 works by Semiha Berksoy, spanning over seven decades of production that moves fluidly from the performing arts to visual expression.
In the exhibition “Pánta Rheî / Works 2021–2025,” Elvan Alpay’s works possess the quality of being an experimental field left to the material’s own flow, beyond being a fixed image.
The 12th edition of Mamut Art Project presents a selection of works by 33 emerging artists at Yapı Kredi bomontiada from 10–14 December.
Irish author Sally Rooney stated that, due to her support for Palestine Action in the United Kingdom, not only could her existing books be withdrawn from sale, but publishing any new work there has become almost impossible.
Ryan Gander: "No, I don't want this Instagram nonsense. I don't want these bright, loud, glittering giant sculptures. I don't want glittery unicorn paintings. I want to see a work of art, spend a long time with it, and establish a deep
Bringing together a personal story and collective memory, Between Two Voids made its world premiere at the 41st Warsaw International Film Festival, held October 10–19, 2025.
Located in the heart of Paris with the reopening of the Grand Palais, Art Basel this year stands out not only as a place of trade but also as a space of cultural rebirth
The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed after a professional robbery early this morning in which the French Crown Jewels were stolen.

