In a world of increasing digital connection, we once again turn our attention towards Istanbul’s contemporary art masterpieces this month. The Istanbul Biennale opened 17 September and promises a critical program that inspires social connection and cultural exchange across mediums, identities, and geographies. Realized during…
One of world’s leading skateboarding filmmakers Fred Mortagne is coming to İstanbul with 212 Photography Istanbul on October 6th until October 16. Better known for his unique eye in his photography and video work, Fred merges his love for skateboarding with urban architecture to create…
The fusion of folk and rap as well as its fitting lyrics… Transmitting the image of a caring mother from a child’s perspective, Kalush Orchestra chose a story that will stay current and universal. We talked with Kalush Orchestra, the winner of the Eurovision 2022 Song Contest. This…
Although we celebrate Pride Month by participating in parades and other festivities, there are some films that cannot be avoided. If you are considering where to start, don't worry, here are the best and most famous LGBTQ+ movies. Call Me By Your Name Timothée Chalamet…
The French Dispatch is a Kansas-based weekly newspaper of a small town in France and its authors are a carefully compiled intellectual community. The cinematic universe established in this Wes Anderson masterpiece, which we witness the formation of the last issue of the newspaper, turns…
Tarık Töre, who explores human action in his exhibition titled "Caspar David Friedrich Nietzsche Guevara" in Pilevneli Gallery, intends to contextualize our activities that develop on the axis of emotion, reason and action in his works. During our conversation about his exhibition and his artist…
Part One: The Mountain by Alex Prager puts an emphasis on the universality of emotions by reflecting our unexpected feelings arising from the pandemic. Apart from her latest photograph series, she describes Istanbul as “struck by the ancient feeling in the space”. What inspired you…
“Life is really a game of chance and not always fair. Even though it’s a bit pessimistic, we suffer through some disasters and the only thing we can do is to get back up.” Natural Disaster deals with the social storm that every woman is…
Pera is being considered as the artistic and cultural center of Istanbul. Pera, as a place considered as the heartland of art; it has underwent countless of transformations over the years and is reborn from its ashes each time. There is no doubt that the…
Riz Ahmed, the multidisciplinary artist, is here with a new short movie. We dive into his 2020 released album 'The Long Goodbye' about discrimination in Britain, and the Oscar-winning short film with the same title that was inspired by the album. The point where we…