Posts written by: EGe

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…

Sakıp Sabancı Museum, September 2013

Anish Kapoor in İstanbul 10 September 2013 to 2 February 2014 Damla, Mısra, Yiğit and I visited this exhibition together which was curated by Sir Norman Rosenthal. Some of the most iconic works of Anish Kapoor were also there, like Coldplay said "Yellow" and the Sky Mirror. Flower - Anish Kapoor, 2007Archaeology and Biology,- Anish Kapoor, 2007Yellow - Anish Kapoor,…

Chagall Museum, July 2014

Since the day I met "Chagall" coincidentally in Pera Museum in 2009, I am in love with his works. The colours he chooses and the vivid images he makes... His drawings are not much sophisticated I would even call them sketchy however it is the colours and the ideas he brings to the paintings. I was surprised to see many…

Pera Museum, July 2014

Andy Warhol, Pop Art for Everyone 07 May - 20 July 2014 After the pop-art scene in Ludwig Museum / Köln; it was nice to see a pop-art exhibition in Istanbul. Franz Kafka (FS II.226) - Andy Warhol, 1980Rhinoceros - Andy Warhol, 1983Satyric Festival Song (FS II.387) - Andy Warhol, 1986Lenin 402 and 403- Andy Warhol, 1987 Endangered Species -…

Galeri NON, April 2014

An exhibition from a Turkish artist in Istanbul. I really liked his courage and the way of expressing things. The artist is nicknamed as Extrastruggle. His real name is Memed Erdener and he seems to enjoy reflecting his humorous way of criticizing everyday politics. I think the titles of the artworks are speaking themselves without me writing any comment "There…