On December 18, Sotheby’s will auction a rare and historically significant artifact: the oldest known inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandments. Dating back to the Late Byzantine period, this marble tablet is approximately 1,500 years old and is the only complete
British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel Orbital. Orbital is a poignant exploration of astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The novel, which follows six astronauts over a single day and 16 sunrises and sunsets, was
Tufan Baltalar’s new solo exhibition called Flow can be seen between 5 November and 14 December at Pilot Gallery. The exhibition includes nearly hundred new ceramic art pieces and it is the artists mist detail exhibition. Through his interdisciplinary practice, Tufan Baltalar
The recent finds in Aizanoi are shedding light on the city’s ancient architectural and cultural heritage, particularly its thriving public and social spaces. Professor Gökhan Coşkun, head of the excavation and a prominent figure in Anatolian archaeology, explains that this season’s primary
The Mucha Museum, dedicated to Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, a pivotal figure in the Art Nouveau movement, is set to open a new location in Prague near the historic Old Town Square. This move follows the conclusion of a long-term agreement with
Though the Sixtieth Venice Biennale remains open through November 2024, several countries have already announced their representatives for the Sixty-First Biennale, which opens in April 2026. Ireland, Estonia, Canada, and Luxembourg have each named artists to bring fresh and innovative perspectives to
One of cinema’s most treasured relics, the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, are now available to collectors through Heritage Auctions, marking the first opportunity in years to own this iconic piece of Hollywood history. The bidding
The Türkiye Pavilion, commissioned by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), will showcase ‘Grounded’ at the upcoming 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2025. The exhibition, curated by Ceren Erdem and Bilge Kalfa and running from
In a groundbreaking moment for digital and AI-driven art, Sotheby’s recently auctioned the first artwork created by a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence, achieving a final sale price of $1,084,800. The artwork, titled A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024), was produced
SANATORIUM is proud to present Hop Through We Hop, the fourth solo exhibition by Turkish artist Irmak Canevi, running from November 8 to December 21, 2024. In this exhibition, Canevi delves into the concept of “permission” through an innovative exploration of materials,
Sotheby’s will auction a Pablo Picasso painting of Françoise Gilot during a Modern Art Evening Sale on November 18. Last exhibited to the public in 1981, the piece comes from the Neumann Family Collection and carries an estimate of $9 million to
UNESCO has called for an emergency session on November 18 to address the growing threat to Lebanon’s cultural heritage sites, as Israeli airstrikes intensify in the region. The session, convened by the Special Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property, will focus
