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Contemporary Istanbul 10th Edition, November 2015

Nov 12 – 15, 2015 Woww! I made a lot of photos on this one. Probably I was very amazed by the works. Widening horizons again! This year CI Focus was Contemporary Tehran. Iranian galleries have already affected me deeply before. There were many sarcastic pieces about women in society, religion etc. back in 2013. Not only Iranian but also…

Pera Museum, October 2015

Images of Our Time, Works from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo / Günümüz İmgeleri Saraybosna Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi’nden Yapıtlar 04 September - 01 November 2015 One year before this exhibition, we visited Sarajevo with my girl-gang. We even took a look at the Academy of Fine Arts building near the beautiful Festina Lente bridge. Here are some artists…

14th Istanbul Biennial / 14. İstanbul Bienali

SALTWATER: A Theory of Thought Forms / TUZLU SU: Düşünce Biçimleri Üzerine Bir Teori 5 September – 1 November 2015 Another visit to the Greek School in Karaköy for the biennial of 2015. Apart from seeing the art works, I really like visiting places like this school to feel the genuine "old Istanbul" feeling again. Such buildings always have high…

Pera Museum, May 2015

Grayson Perry, Small Differences 13 May - 26 July 2015 A Pera Museum visit with my cousin Bilgesu this time. There was Grayson Perry exhibition and you could see the very interesting tapestries of him. Vote Alan Measles for God - Grayson Perry, 2008The Walthamstow Tapestry -Grayson Perry, 2009Map of Truths and Beliefs - Grayson Perry, 2011 Kaplumbağa Terbiyecisi /…

Istanbul Modern, May 2015

A Mehmet Güleryüz Retrospective January 9 - July 26, 2015 Sad but true, it was my first time at Istanbul Modern. I have no idea what took me so long as you might have realized I am a person who really likes visiting exhibitions and museums. False Ceiling - Richard Wentworth, 2005False Ceiling - Richard Wentworth, 2005At polar covalent bonded Home dot -…

Sabancı Museum, March 2015

Joan Miró. Women, Birds, Stars September 23, 2014 – March 8, 2015 I actually have been to the Miró museum in Barcelona couple of times. Probably it was forbidden to take photos that's why I do not have any photos from there. However you can take photos of the works when they are exhibited abroad. Which I find like a…

Pera Museum, April 2015

Hayat Kısa, Sanat Uzun, Bizans’ta Şifa Sanatı / Life Is Short, Art Long The Art of Healing in Byzantium 11 February - 26 April 2015 This exhibition shows the influence of Byzantium's ancient cultural heritage on religion and rational thought and also scientific developments and innovations from around the Mediterranean.Icons, reliquaries, and amulets, marble carvings, medical equipment, plants and herbs,…

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…