The Türkiye Pavilion presents Hollow and Broken: A State of the World, a site-specific installation by Gülsün Karamustafa. The work reflects the artist’s contemplation of current affairs on various scales, from inter-personal to inter-national, encompassing themes of deficiency and desolation. Space plays
Several museums in the UK have acknowledged the loss, theft, or destruction of hundreds of items from their collections over the past five years, shedding light on a widespread issue in the sector following last year’s British Museum thefts scandal. Among the
Yayoi Kusama, the renowned Japanese artist, achieved a remarkable milestone in 2023, raking in $80.9 million at auction, surpassing David Hockney to claim the title of the top-selling contemporary artist of the year. According to the latest Hiscox Artist Top 100 report,
Ignacy Czwartos, originally chosen to represent Poland at the 2024 Venice Biennale but later removed from the lineup due to opposition from the new government, will now unveil an independent exhibition titled “Polonia Uncensored” in Venice this month. Scheduled to debut on
The CTM Festival, which has been held annually in Berlin since 1999, took place between January 26th and February 4th, 2024. A 10-day program was prepared for the music and digital art festival, which supports digital arts, club experiences, and global music
Italian fashion icon Roberto Cavalli, renowned for his captivating animal-print creations adored by luminaries of the entertainment industry, has passed away at the age of 83, as announced by his company. Cavalli, the visionary founder of his eponymous label in the early
Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed remarkably well-preserved frescoes portraying scenes from the legendary Trojan War myth within a banquet hall located in a known residential and commercial area of the ancient city. One of the frescoes depicts the god Apollo, holding his
The inaugural international retrospective on the renowned architect I. M. Pei, titled “Life is Architecture,” is currently hosted by M+ in Hong Kong. The exhibition showcases a comprehensive collection of photographs and original drawings documenting Pei’s illustrious six-decade career, alongside a series
An employee at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Germany, has been terminated from the museum’s installation team after secretly hanging his own artwork on the gallery walls after hours on February 23. The 51-year-old freelance artist, whose identity remains undisclosed, faces
Archaeologists from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki have found a remarkably well-preserved marble head of the Greek god Apollo, estimated to be around 1,800 years old. Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century C.E., the head depicts a finely sculpted young man with flowing
Electronic music festival Sónar Istanbul will take place in Zorlu PSM on April 26-27-28, 2024. The festival, which will last for 3 days, will feature renowned names in electronic music performing at SonarClub by %100 Music. Among the many artists included in
Over the years since 2013, more than 6,000 human skeletons collected from 38 excavation sites across various regions of Türkiye have been housed at the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) Department of Anthropology in Türkiye’s Denizli Province. These bones and fossils have
