Gulf countries are placing art at the center of diplomacy and economic transformation in the post-oil era, with museums and mega-projects increasingly entangled in debates around art-washing.
We began this issue with a question: What is happening in the Arabian Peninsula? But from the very beginning, it was necessary to acknowledge this: this question does not describe a geography on its own. It asks how the cultural center is
News that Israel will participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale has sparked a new crisis following the closure of the pavilion during the 2024 edition due to protests. While artist Belu Simion Fainaru announced that his work will be exhibited at the
We are entering the new year with the intense pace of the exhibition calendar.
Our curated selection for cinema in 2026 spans a wide spectrum, from adaptations of classic literature to long-awaited sequels of cult franchises, as well as epic studio productions such as Marvel and Dune.
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Rooney stated that, due to her support for Palestine Action in the United Kingdom, not only could her existing books be withdrawn from sale, but publishing any new work there has become almost impossible.