Feyyaz Yaman, the curator of the “Starting from the Middle” exhibition at Artistanbul Feshane, recently spoke at a forum organized by the Açık Masa initiative titled “Self-Censorship and Sukut Assassinations in Turkish Art”. During his speech, Yaman discussed the issues and obstacles
Art Basel Miami Beach has named the 277 galleries participating in its 2023 iteration, slated to run December 8–10, with preview days on December 6–7. The number represents a slight dip compared to 2022, during which a record-breaking 283 exhibitors participated. This
The ancient city of Gordion in Ankara’s Polatlı district, one of the most important archaeological sites of the ancient era, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. According to a statement made by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, with the
Excavations in the ancient city of Phaselis in Antalya’s Kemer district, which was the most important trade center of the region during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, will unearth the underground parts of the 2,000-year-old street where many historical figures such
After the Mediterranean cyclone Storm Daniel made landfall in Northeast Libya on September 10, torrential rainfall and heavy winds from the inclement weather collapsed two dams, resulting in a surge of deadly floods that inundated cities and villages lining the country’s coastline
Borusan Contemporary opened the season with two different exhibitions, Mat Collishaw’s Arrhythmia, curated by Alice Sharp, and Hyper Digital Forces, Borusan Contemporary collection exhibition curated by Necmi Sönmez. Speaking at the press conference held on Sept 14, Collishaw said, he aims his
A painting purchased for a pittance at a New Hampshire thrift store has been identified as a work by renowned illustrator N. C. Wyeth worth up to a quarter of a million dollars at auction. The work was bought for just four
Mamut Art Project announced its new platform; Mamut Limited, featuring editioned and specially produced series by selected artists. Mamut Limited, an online store set to launch on September 16, will coincide with the Mamut Limited Vol.I pop-up exhibition at Yapı Kredi bomontiada
Dirimart hosts Fluid Desire, the first solo painting exhibition by Ebru Duruman at the gallery. The show brings together the artist’s recent oil paintings created in her studio in Geneva. Duruman’s abstract depictions unveil the interactions between the corporeal and emotional realms,
A Van Gogh painting that was stolen from the Singer Laren Museum in the Netherlands in March 2020 has been recovered. Missing for three and a half years, “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” (1884), also referred to as “Spring Garden,”
Thirty-three artifacts, including statues and artwork, belonging to the Khmer people of the Kingdom of Cambodia will be returned to their native land, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Sept 13. The family of the
The Sharjah Art Foundation, which organizes the Sharjah Biennial, today revealed the five-person curatorial team that will shape the event’s sixteenth iteration. Natasha Ginwala, Amal Khalaf, Zeynep Öz, Alia Swastika, and Megan Tamati-Quennell will each organize distinct but intersecting projects for the
