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X-ist, February 2015

Depictions of White Screen, Murat Palta 29 January - 28 February 2015 I discovered Murat Palta in Contemporary Istanbul 2014 fair I guess. I really liked how he combines the Hollywood movies with Ottoman miniatures from 16th century. His interpretation of the films made me feel hopeful for Turkish art :D I really liked this East-West bridge he built. Sevmek Zamanı…

Adatepe Museum, October 2014

Adatepe is located close to our summerhouse. The village lies at the western slopes of Mount Ida (Kaz Dağları), overlooking the Aegean sea and Lesbos Island. There are old stone houses with typical architecture reflecting the times when Turks and Greeks lived peacefully in this village. The whole village and surrounding olive groves are protected as cultural & natural heritage.…

Ada

Bu sene sonu bir ilk yaparak lise mezunlarının benim gibi Almanya'da yaşayanlarının oluşturduğu kitap klübüne katıldım. Sıradaki kitap Aldous Huxley'nin "Ada"; orijinal adıyla "Island" isimli kitabıydı. Gutenberg Projesi kapsamında kitabı orijinal dilinde bulabiliyorsunuz. Bu ücretsiz e-kitap arşivi Almanya'da engelli olmasına karşın başka bir web sitesinde Huxley'in birçok kitabı mevcuttu. Ben yine .pdf olarak (ilk kez hayatımda eBook okumuş oldum) Türkçe…

Contemporary Istanbul 9th Edition, November 2014

13-16 November I am surprised I made quite a lot of pictures in this edition of the Contemporary Istanbul Fair. There were really very fascinating works... Beyond Heritage Him - Hossein Edalatkhah, 2014Öte dünyanın kapıları - Ergin İnan, 2008 all the conceptual relations are conscientiously turned upside-down - Arzu EşAyıları seviyorum yasak elma - Arzu Eş, 2014 Londra Metrosu -…

Palace of Versailles, August 2014

As the palace had many paintings I also wanted to post them here. This was a luxurious weekend trip with Sevde back then for Alice's wedding. I call it luxurious because just for two nights we flew to Paris and as there was an election on Sunday (second round of presidential election on 24th of August we had guilty conscious…

Louvre Museum, March 2014

Louvre is a huge museum. You can really spend your whole day there and you won't be done. After a while you see so many magical pieces that you generate some kind of resistance in a way that you are not easily impressed. It is a bit of an overwhelming experience. If you visit the museum without any prior-research or…

Ludwig Museum, March 2014

This was my second time in Ludwig Museum after 2009. Back then I have not taken any photos, I don't know why! This museum was just by the Köln main train station. It has a great variety of pop-art works. From Andy Warhol to Roy Lichtenstein..( And many more such as Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns). It is the…

Museo de Bellas Artes de Córdoba, April 2012

This was from a trip to Andalucía in Easter time in 2012. Cordoba had been my favourite amongst the cities we had been to: Sevilla, Granada, Malaga, Cordoba. The whole Andalucía smelled like orange blossoms... It made me feel that this was a place where cultures met each other, crashed each other. It had so many history... Cordoba is not…

Contemporary Istanbul 8th Edition, November 2013

7th to 10th November 2010 Contemporary Istanbul exhibitions always give me inspiration even me not being an artist! I love seeing the ideas, how different cultures reflect it, how world politics are interpreted…You can always find something that you like! Sadly in 2013, I have not seen as many Middle Eastern galleries as before. Iranian one did not affect me…

13th Istanbul Biennial / 13. Istanbul Bienali

Mom, am I barbarian? / Anne, ben barbar mıyım?Galata Greek Primary School (Σχολή Γαλατά) & Antrepo 3 14 September – 20 October 2013 / 14 Eylül – 20 Ekim 2013 Soooo, we visited the 13th Istanbul Biennial which took place in multiple venues. I have to say we were carried away by the title of the exhibition. A very innocent question…