Gabriel Vorbon determines the subjects of his photographs inspiring from the flow of daily life and his own experiences. The events he witnesses and the people he encounters turn into living frames in the artist’s mind. His compositions that reflect frozen flows do shelter hidden sequences of time that belong to the previous and following […]
Ahmet Rustem Ekici continues his series in which he analyzes the relationships related to body and architecture. Ahmet Rustem, who led his audience to a new space experience with “Sauna” after the “Hammam” series, which is a 2019 augmented reality exhibition, has created an online experience that lasts approximately 12 minutes about to the relationship […]
Directed by Matthew Taylor, “Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible” focuses on one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Marcel Duchamp, and his intellectual and artistic legacy. Rather than a simple biopic, the documentary released in 2020, concentrates on how Duchamp’s ideas influenced and changed the consciousness of society and the […]
Directed by Barry Avrich, the 2017 documentary “Blurred Lines: Inside the Artworld” examines the forces that shape the contemporary art world. The documentary, which focuses on the important actors of the art market, especially artists, art dealers, collectors, museums, auction houses, and art fairs, reveals various problems regarding the functioning of the system. Avrich compares […]
Contemporary Istanbul, the leading annual art fair celebrating its 15th anniversary is set to launch its online platform proudly sponsored by Akbank, Virtual Contemporary Istanbul, on the 21st December. It will be live until the 6th January 2021 in lieu of the in-person event, which has been postponed this year due to the pandemic. However, […]
The Iranian artist Razi Razavi establishes a dialogue with the audience through symbols by following the traces of the past. He seeks for the conscious and transformation passed down from generation to generation. The mutant figures depicted by the artist in his artworks build a bridge between the past and the future. We had a […]
Cem Onat aims to achieve the unity of existence throughout his paintings by adopting the style of action painting. His canvases, bearing the traces of body movements, promise an aesthetic pleasure to the audience. We had a short conversation with the artist on his journey towards painting and his artistic approach.
Farzin Rahneshin considers art as a part of his life. He produces paintings in which he deals with the void and embodies the images in various ways by examining each emotion, living thing and object in life in a deconstructive manner. We had a conversation with the Iranian artist Farzin Rahneshin, about his adventure to […]
Artists’ Letters is an intriguing collection of 100 carefully selected letters from great artists which provide us with a unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their lives. Letters and notes from Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Goya, Van Gogh, Picasso, Dali, Kahlo, Warhol and Yayoi Kusama are reproduced, some of which include sketches, drawings and […]
Somerset House, London, 8 – 10 October 2020 Highlights: • 36 international exhibitors from across Europe, Africa and North America will showcase work by more than 110 artists at the Somerset House fair and via 1-54 Online Powered by Christie’s • Christie’s also to host a 1-54 pop-up exhibition at the Duke Street Gallery at […]
