Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), DEM Party Istanbul MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder (62), who was hospitalized in intensive care following an operation he underwent in the hospital following a heart condition, died on the 18th day of
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Gallery Selvin has brought together a special publication titled “50 Artists and 50 Artist Studios of Istanbul” with art lovers. The book, which is the product of the long-term and meticulous work of the gallery’s founder
How does art exist in the shadow of social ruptures, economic squeezes, political pressures, restrictions on freedom of expression, or personal anxieties? Does art lose its meaning or change its function in difficult times? Is producing and presenting art only a form
A child has damaged a multi-million-pound painting by Mark Rothko at a museum in Rotterdam. According to a spokesperson for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the institution is currently determining the appropriate restoration measures for Rothko’s Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8.
A set of four Shakespeare folios estimated to be worth more than £3.5 million ($4.7 million) will go on sale in London next month, at the auction house Sotheby’s. The First Folio, published in 1623, was the first collection of William Shakespeare’s
A rare early painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat will headline Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in New York, carrying an estimate of $10 million to $15 million. The untitled 1981 work, unseen by the public for 36 years, was acquired in 1989 and has
On the eve of the fifth anniversary edition of the Skopje Poetry Festival, the Macedonian audience has a rare opportunity to meet one of the most intriguing and interdisciplinary poets on the contemporary Turkish and global scene – Nihat Ozdal. Ozdal, known
CerModern’s exhibition, New: Now, Version 2.0, which offers strong clues about the future and change this year, features well-known artists alongside talents whose names we may hear for the first time. Curated by Attila Güllü, the exhibition brings together 32 young artists.
From April 24 to May 31, 2025, PİLEVNELİ Gallery is presenting the first solo exhibition in Türkiye by Irish artist Kevin Francis Gray. Showcasing a compelling selection of his work, the presentation celebrates abstraction, figuration, and portraiture through dynamic sculptural compositions, tracing the evolution of
Artificial intelligence has been on the agenda for a long time. This debate, which we featured on the cover of our 16th issue in 2023, has grown exponentially in the intervening time, with the development of artificial intelligence and the emergence of
The traces left by Samih Rifat’s wide intellectual legacy—ranging from translation to photography—are now on view at the Pera Museum in the exhibition “Much Is to Be Done” When Samih Rifat, one of the most multifaceted intellectuals in Turkey’s cultural and artistic
World-renowned photographer Nan Goldin has put her signed prints up for sale as part of Pictures for Purpose. The proceeds will be donated to Sulala Animal Rescue, an organization helping injured and displaced animals in Gaza. Goldin’s art has long been inseparable
