Today
May 22, 2012
Plastic of the Nature
ART Açıkekran Yeni Medya Sanatları Galerisi / 09:30 AM
To promote energy awareness and efficiency, Şekerbank will sponsor German video artist Eecelo Brand’s…
After Yesterday: From the Photography Collection of Istanbul Modern
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
This show entitled Dünden Sonra - İstanbul Modern Fotoğraf Koleksiyonundan, curated by Engin Özendes,…
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art
ART Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Sakıp Sabancı Museum) / 10:00 AM
This year being the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, there…
Goya "Witness of His Time"
ART Pera Müzesi (Pera Museum) / 10:00 AM
The works of renowned Spanish painter Francisco de Goya will be on display for the first time in Istanbul. Under…
Silja Puranen: Traditional Textiles with a Modern Interpretation
ART Soda / 10:00 AM
Finnish textile designer Silja Puranen is honorary member of the World Crafts Council and has won the Nordic…
Dieter Mammel’s Portraits of Iconic Film Divas
ART C.A.M Galeri Akaretler / 10:00 AM
With an avid interest in film, Berlin’s Dieter Mammel’s portraits on canvas will display and pay…
Mickey Ashmore: Photos from Seven Years of Travel
ART Solera Winery / 10:00 AM
Mickey Ashmore is a self-proclaimed travel blogger whose adventures have lead him on a path through 40 countries…
The Peaceful Hues of Ayhan Tüker’s Oil on Canvas
ART 10:00 AM
Ayhan Türker’s beautiful oil on canvas paintings remind one of a kind of calm in its pastel hues,…
Sea of Tranquility: A Film by Hans Op De Beeck
ART Dirimart Garibaldi / 10:00 AM
Belgium native Hans Op De Beeck, is known for combining many art forms in the visual representations of his…
Barış Cihanoğlu: The Pheromone Effect
ART İlayda Art Gallery / 10:00 AM
Artist Barış Cihanoğlu explores the concept of pheromones, the chemical released by one being to attract…
Red Kit in Istanbul
ART Yapı Kredi Kültür Merkezi (Yapı Kredi Cultural Center) / 10:00 AM
The famous lonely cowboy of the Wild West is coming to Istanbul with an exhibition that will turn the Yapı Kredi…
Erwin Wurm: Blow Up
ART Galerist Tepebaşı / 10:00 AM
Master sculptor Erwin Wurm’s playful approach to volume, scale, and space push and redefine the limits of…
Mona Hatoum: You Are Still Here
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
You Are Still Here, by Mona Hatoum, is the first solo show in Istanbul by this Palestinian/Lebanese artist, who…
Sean Lee “Homework”
ART The Empire Project / 11:00 AM
Grossly distorting the conventional family portrait, by making his parents pose in peculiar positions, Sean Lee…
Belkıs Balpınar: Art in the Form of Carpets
ART Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul / 11:00 AM
In her second exhibition this year, Belkis Balpınar’s carpets will be on display at the renowned…
Nevin Aladağ and a Hair Inspired Exhibition
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
Drawing inspiration from the long and many colored tresses of women, artist Nevin Aladağ’s exhibition…
Koray Ariş Retrospective Exhibition
ART Iş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
One of the important names among Turkish sculpture artists, Koray Ariş’s work will be exhibited…
Even The Stars Seem To Change Their Position
ART 11:00 AM
The work of Lyndl Hall and Erdem Taşdelen, who both reside in Vancouver Canada, will be on display exploring the…
Banu Birecikligil: Crystal Globe / Kristal Küre
ART x-ist / 11:00 AM
Banu Birecikligil’s paintings look like small fragments from a dream or a fairy tale, with giant cats or…
Şiir Özbilge: Kaostantin
ART Galeri G-art / 11:00 AM
Şiir Özbilge has been working with children for the last 20 years and their influence is clearly present in…
Brigitte Spiegeler - Byzantine Blues
ART Art 350 / 11:00 AM
As part of the many cultural events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch diplomatic relations,…
Gökçe Er - Ground Control
ART artSümer / 11:00 AM
Gökçe Er’s second exhibition will feature paintings that capture the convergence of humans and…
Gilber Garcin: Mr. G
ART Elipsis Gallery / 11:00 AM
Renowned French photographer Gilbert Garcin has been taking black and white photography since he left his lamp…
Resurrection: Fractal Continuum
ART Hush Gallery / 11:00 AM
In his latest exhibition of video and installation works at Kadıköy’s Hush Gallery, artist Ozan…
Mel Bochner: Recent Paintings
ART Egeran Gallery / 11:00 AM
A fascination with the numerous and changing synonyms of the Roget’s Thesaurus is what sparked artist Mel…
Taryn Simon: Selections from Contraband and American Index
ART Galeri Manâ / 11:00 AM
In his first solo exhibition in Istanbul, Taryn Simon’s photography, which has been previously featured in…
Black - White
ART C.A.M Galeri Nişantaşı / 11:00 AM
Black – White (Siyah – Beyaz) is a group exhibition in which artists who work with a variety of…
Devran Mursaloğlu and the Knot of Modern Life
ART PG Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
In her latest exhibition, Devran Mursaloğlu expresses visually the complexity of current economic, social, and…
Sislej Xhafa: Keys to the Gallery For Everyone
ART Gallery NON / 11:00 AM
Kosovan artist Sislej Xhafa will turn the Galeri NON space into a manufacturing center for this special…
Carlos Aires: Love Is In The Air (Remix)
ART Cda Projects / 11:00 AM
Daring Spanish artist Carlos Aires dabbles in the most acute kind of juxtaposition in this made-for-Istanbul…
Fluxus 50
ART KUAD Gallery / 11:00 AM
In celebration of the 50th year of the Fluxus art movement, Kuad Gallery is hosting the Fluxus 50 exhibition,…
Nobody’s Death
ART Galeri Zilberman / 11:00 AM
Life and death duke it out in this somber meditation on mortality and media by emerging painter Eşref Yıldırım.…
Translated By
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Visitors will put on headphones and listen to the fictional work of fourteen international authors to explore…
Salon
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
The main display of this exhibit will be a recreation of the 1960s Ankara living room of composer Ulvi Cemal…
Istanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe: 68-89
ART SALT Beyoğlu / 12:00 PM
In celebration of the 400th year of Turkish and Dutch diplomatic relations and in collaboration with Van…
18. Istanbul Theater Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS 03:30 PM
This year’s Istanbul Theatre Festival hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) will…
Suzanne Vega
MUSIC Salon IKSV / 09:30 PM
If you were born before the 1990s then it’s unlikely you missed Suzanne Vega’s ubiquitous song…
Wed
May 23, 2012
Plastic of the Nature
ART Açıkekran Yeni Medya Sanatları Galerisi / 09:30 AM
To promote energy awareness and efficiency, Şekerbank will sponsor German video artist Eecelo Brand’s…
After Yesterday: From the Photography Collection of Istanbul Modern
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
This show entitled Dünden Sonra - İstanbul Modern Fotoğraf Koleksiyonundan, curated by Engin Özendes,…
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art
ART Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Sakıp Sabancı Museum) / 10:00 AM
This year being the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, there…
Goya "Witness of His Time"
ART Pera Müzesi (Pera Museum) / 10:00 AM
The works of renowned Spanish painter Francisco de Goya will be on display for the first time in Istanbul. Under…
Silja Puranen: Traditional Textiles with a Modern Interpretation
ART Soda / 10:00 AM
Finnish textile designer Silja Puranen is honorary member of the World Crafts Council and has won the Nordic…
Dieter Mammel’s Portraits of Iconic Film Divas
ART C.A.M Galeri Akaretler / 10:00 AM
With an avid interest in film, Berlin’s Dieter Mammel’s portraits on canvas will display and pay…
Mickey Ashmore: Photos from Seven Years of Travel
ART Solera Winery / 10:00 AM
Mickey Ashmore is a self-proclaimed travel blogger whose adventures have lead him on a path through 40 countries…
The Peaceful Hues of Ayhan Tüker’s Oil on Canvas
ART 10:00 AM
Ayhan Türker’s beautiful oil on canvas paintings remind one of a kind of calm in its pastel hues,…
Sea of Tranquility: A Film by Hans Op De Beeck
ART Dirimart Garibaldi / 10:00 AM
Belgium native Hans Op De Beeck, is known for combining many art forms in the visual representations of his…
Fifty Years of Urban Walls: A Burhan Dogançay Retrospective
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
A retrospective exhibition of painter Burhan Doğançay will display fifty years worth of work that has…
Barış Cihanoğlu: The Pheromone Effect
ART İlayda Art Gallery / 10:00 AM
Artist Barış Cihanoğlu explores the concept of pheromones, the chemical released by one being to attract…
Red Kit in Istanbul
ART Yapı Kredi Kültür Merkezi (Yapı Kredi Cultural Center) / 10:00 AM
The famous lonely cowboy of the Wild West is coming to Istanbul with an exhibition that will turn the Yapı Kredi…
Erwin Wurm: Blow Up
ART Galerist Tepebaşı / 10:00 AM
Master sculptor Erwin Wurm’s playful approach to volume, scale, and space push and redefine the limits of…
Mona Hatoum: You Are Still Here
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
You Are Still Here, by Mona Hatoum, is the first solo show in Istanbul by this Palestinian/Lebanese artist, who…
Sean Lee “Homework”
ART The Empire Project / 11:00 AM
Grossly distorting the conventional family portrait, by making his parents pose in peculiar positions, Sean Lee…
Nevin Aladağ and a Hair Inspired Exhibition
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
Drawing inspiration from the long and many colored tresses of women, artist Nevin Aladağ’s exhibition…
Koray Ariş Retrospective Exhibition
ART Iş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
One of the important names among Turkish sculpture artists, Koray Ariş’s work will be exhibited…
Even The Stars Seem To Change Their Position
ART 11:00 AM
The work of Lyndl Hall and Erdem Taşdelen, who both reside in Vancouver Canada, will be on display exploring the…
Banu Birecikligil: Crystal Globe / Kristal Küre
ART x-ist / 11:00 AM
Banu Birecikligil’s paintings look like small fragments from a dream or a fairy tale, with giant cats or…
Şiir Özbilge: Kaostantin
ART Galeri G-art / 11:00 AM
Şiir Özbilge has been working with children for the last 20 years and their influence is clearly present in…
Brigitte Spiegeler - Byzantine Blues
ART Art 350 / 11:00 AM
As part of the many cultural events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch diplomatic relations,…
Gökçe Er - Ground Control
ART artSümer / 11:00 AM
Gökçe Er’s second exhibition will feature paintings that capture the convergence of humans and…
Gilber Garcin: Mr. G
ART Elipsis Gallery / 11:00 AM
Renowned French photographer Gilbert Garcin has been taking black and white photography since he left his lamp…
Resurrection: Fractal Continuum
ART Hush Gallery / 11:00 AM
In his latest exhibition of video and installation works at Kadıköy’s Hush Gallery, artist Ozan…
Mel Bochner: Recent Paintings
ART Egeran Gallery / 11:00 AM
A fascination with the numerous and changing synonyms of the Roget’s Thesaurus is what sparked artist Mel…
Black - White
ART C.A.M Galeri Nişantaşı / 11:00 AM
Black – White (Siyah – Beyaz) is a group exhibition in which artists who work with a variety of…
Taryn Simon: Selections from Contraband and American Index
ART Galeri Manâ / 11:00 AM
In his first solo exhibition in Istanbul, Taryn Simon’s photography, which has been previously featured in…
Devran Mursaloğlu and the Knot of Modern Life
ART PG Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
In her latest exhibition, Devran Mursaloğlu expresses visually the complexity of current economic, social, and…
“Revolution Revelation” by Arkın (Mercan Dede) and Carlito Dalceggio
ART Borusan Müzik Evi (Borusan Music House) / 11:00 AM
Renowned for his music, Arkın (AKA Mercan Dede) will be joined by long time friend Carlito Dalceggio, in an…
Sislej Xhafa: Keys to the Gallery For Everyone
ART Gallery NON / 11:00 AM
Kosovan artist Sislej Xhafa will turn the Galeri NON space into a manufacturing center for this special…
Carlos Aires: Love Is In The Air (Remix)
ART Cda Projects / 11:00 AM
Daring Spanish artist Carlos Aires dabbles in the most acute kind of juxtaposition in this made-for-Istanbul…
Fluxus 50
ART KUAD Gallery / 11:00 AM
In celebration of the 50th year of the Fluxus art movement, Kuad Gallery is hosting the Fluxus 50 exhibition,…
Nobody’s Death
ART Galeri Zilberman / 11:00 AM
Life and death duke it out in this somber meditation on mortality and media by emerging painter Eşref Yıldırım.…
Translated By
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Visitors will put on headphones and listen to the fictional work of fourteen international authors to explore…
Salon
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
The main display of this exhibit will be a recreation of the 1960s Ankara living room of composer Ulvi Cemal…
Istanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe: 68-89
ART SALT Beyoğlu / 12:00 PM
In celebration of the 400th year of Turkish and Dutch diplomatic relations and in collaboration with Van…
18. Istanbul Theater Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS 03:30 PM
This year’s Istanbul Theatre Festival hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) will…
Vegetarian Table - Guest Chef Laçin Behlil
FOOD & WINE Istanbul Culinary Institute / 07:00 PM
Join Guest Chef Laçin Behlil for a three-hour workshop on vegetarian food and learn how to make…
I am Bertold Brecht: A Cabaret
PERFORMING ARTS Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theater) / 08:30 PM
The Istanbul Theater Festival - Famous Theater actor Genco Erkal both acts and directs in this play where the…
Suzanne Vega
MUSIC Salon IKSV / 09:30 PM
If you were born before the 1990s then it’s unlikely you missed Suzanne Vega’s ubiquitous song…
Che Sudaka
MUSIC garajistanbul / 10:00 PM
Argentinian and Colombian musician immigrants in Barcelona met with a common love for Latin American music. In…
Thu
May 24, 2012
Istanbul as Represented in French Comic Books
ART Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition compiles forty drawings from French comic books based on Istanbul or Turkey themes. The drawings…
Plastic of the Nature
ART Açıkekran Yeni Medya Sanatları Galerisi / 09:30 AM
To promote energy awareness and efficiency, Şekerbank will sponsor German video artist Eecelo Brand’s…
After Yesterday: From the Photography Collection of Istanbul Modern
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
This show entitled Dünden Sonra - İstanbul Modern Fotoğraf Koleksiyonundan, curated by Engin Özendes,…
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art
ART Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Sakıp Sabancı Museum) / 10:00 AM
This year being the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, there…
Goya "Witness of His Time"
ART Pera Müzesi (Pera Museum) / 10:00 AM
The works of renowned Spanish painter Francisco de Goya will be on display for the first time in Istanbul. Under…
Silja Puranen: Traditional Textiles with a Modern Interpretation
ART Soda / 10:00 AM
Finnish textile designer Silja Puranen is honorary member of the World Crafts Council and has won the Nordic…
Dieter Mammel’s Portraits of Iconic Film Divas
ART C.A.M Galeri Akaretler / 10:00 AM
With an avid interest in film, Berlin’s Dieter Mammel’s portraits on canvas will display and pay…
Mickey Ashmore: Photos from Seven Years of Travel
ART Solera Winery / 10:00 AM
Mickey Ashmore is a self-proclaimed travel blogger whose adventures have lead him on a path through 40 countries…
The Peaceful Hues of Ayhan Tüker’s Oil on Canvas
ART 10:00 AM
Ayhan Türker’s beautiful oil on canvas paintings remind one of a kind of calm in its pastel hues,…
Sea of Tranquility: A Film by Hans Op De Beeck
ART Dirimart Garibaldi / 10:00 AM
Belgium native Hans Op De Beeck, is known for combining many art forms in the visual representations of his…
Fifty Years of Urban Walls: A Burhan Dogançay Retrospective
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
A retrospective exhibition of painter Burhan Doğançay will display fifty years worth of work that has…
Barış Cihanoğlu: The Pheromone Effect
ART İlayda Art Gallery / 10:00 AM
Artist Barış Cihanoğlu explores the concept of pheromones, the chemical released by one being to attract…
Red Kit in Istanbul
ART Yapı Kredi Kültür Merkezi (Yapı Kredi Cultural Center) / 10:00 AM
The famous lonely cowboy of the Wild West is coming to Istanbul with an exhibition that will turn the Yapı Kredi…
Erwin Wurm: Blow Up
ART Galerist Tepebaşı / 10:00 AM
Master sculptor Erwin Wurm’s playful approach to volume, scale, and space push and redefine the limits of…
Mona Hatoum: You Are Still Here
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
You Are Still Here, by Mona Hatoum, is the first solo show in Istanbul by this Palestinian/Lebanese artist, who…
Sean Lee “Homework”
ART The Empire Project / 11:00 AM
Grossly distorting the conventional family portrait, by making his parents pose in peculiar positions, Sean Lee…
Nevin Aladağ and a Hair Inspired Exhibition
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
Drawing inspiration from the long and many colored tresses of women, artist Nevin Aladağ’s exhibition…
Koray Ariş Retrospective Exhibition
ART Iş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
One of the important names among Turkish sculpture artists, Koray Ariş’s work will be exhibited…
Banu Birecikligil: Crystal Globe / Kristal Küre
ART x-ist / 11:00 AM
Banu Birecikligil’s paintings look like small fragments from a dream or a fairy tale, with giant cats or…
Şiir Özbilge: Kaostantin
ART Galeri G-art / 11:00 AM
Şiir Özbilge has been working with children for the last 20 years and their influence is clearly present in…
Brigitte Spiegeler - Byzantine Blues
ART Art 350 / 11:00 AM
As part of the many cultural events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch diplomatic relations,…
Gökçe Er - Ground Control
ART artSümer / 11:00 AM
Gökçe Er’s second exhibition will feature paintings that capture the convergence of humans and…
Gilber Garcin: Mr. G
ART Elipsis Gallery / 11:00 AM
Renowned French photographer Gilbert Garcin has been taking black and white photography since he left his lamp…
Resurrection: Fractal Continuum
ART Hush Gallery / 11:00 AM
In his latest exhibition of video and installation works at Kadıköy’s Hush Gallery, artist Ozan…
Mel Bochner: Recent Paintings
ART Egeran Gallery / 11:00 AM
A fascination with the numerous and changing synonyms of the Roget’s Thesaurus is what sparked artist Mel…
Black - White
ART C.A.M Galeri Nişantaşı / 11:00 AM
Black – White (Siyah – Beyaz) is a group exhibition in which artists who work with a variety of…
“Revolution Revelation” by Arkın (Mercan Dede) and Carlito Dalceggio
ART Borusan Müzik Evi (Borusan Music House) / 11:00 AM
Renowned for his music, Arkın (AKA Mercan Dede) will be joined by long time friend Carlito Dalceggio, in an…
Taryn Simon: Selections from Contraband and American Index
ART Galeri Manâ / 11:00 AM
In his first solo exhibition in Istanbul, Taryn Simon’s photography, which has been previously featured in…
Devran Mursaloğlu and the Knot of Modern Life
ART PG Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
In her latest exhibition, Devran Mursaloğlu expresses visually the complexity of current economic, social, and…
Sislej Xhafa: Keys to the Gallery For Everyone
ART Gallery NON / 11:00 AM
Kosovan artist Sislej Xhafa will turn the Galeri NON space into a manufacturing center for this special…
Carlos Aires: Love Is In The Air (Remix)
ART Cda Projects / 11:00 AM
Daring Spanish artist Carlos Aires dabbles in the most acute kind of juxtaposition in this made-for-Istanbul…
Fluxus 50
ART KUAD Gallery / 11:00 AM
In celebration of the 50th year of the Fluxus art movement, Kuad Gallery is hosting the Fluxus 50 exhibition,…
Nobody’s Death
ART Galeri Zilberman / 11:00 AM
Life and death duke it out in this somber meditation on mortality and media by emerging painter Eşref Yıldırım.…
Translated By
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Visitors will put on headphones and listen to the fictional work of fourteen international authors to explore…
Salon
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
The main display of this exhibit will be a recreation of the 1960s Ankara living room of composer Ulvi Cemal…
Istanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe: 68-89
ART SALT Beyoğlu / 12:00 PM
In celebration of the 400th year of Turkish and Dutch diplomatic relations and in collaboration with Van…
Bora Başkan’s Paintings
ART 01:00 PM
Under the influence of philosopher Baruch Spinoza, Bora Başkan took on the theme of correlation to create a…
18. Istanbul Theater Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS 03:30 PM
This year’s Istanbul Theatre Festival hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) will…
Recipes from the Middle East with Pamela de Andria
FOOD & WINE Istanbul Culinary Institute / 07:00 PM
Join Istanbul Culinary Institute Chef Instructor Pamela de Andria for a three-hour workshop on Middle Eastern…
I am Bertold Brecht: A Cabaret
PERFORMING ARTS Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theater) / 08:30 PM
The Istanbul Theater Festival - Famous Theater actor Genco Erkal both acts and directs in this play where the…
Fri
May 25, 2012
Come-in: Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium in Germany
ART Rezan Has Müzesi (Rezan Has Museum) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition questions the relationsip between interior design and contemporary art in the form of 25…
Istanbul as Represented in French Comic Books
ART Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition compiles forty drawings from French comic books based on Istanbul or Turkey themes. The drawings…
Plastic of the Nature
ART Açıkekran Yeni Medya Sanatları Galerisi / 09:30 AM
To promote energy awareness and efficiency, Şekerbank will sponsor German video artist Eecelo Brand’s…
After Yesterday: From the Photography Collection of Istanbul Modern
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
This show entitled Dünden Sonra - İstanbul Modern Fotoğraf Koleksiyonundan, curated by Engin Özendes,…
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art
ART Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Sakıp Sabancı Museum) / 10:00 AM
This year being the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, there…
Goya "Witness of His Time"
ART Pera Müzesi (Pera Museum) / 10:00 AM
The works of renowned Spanish painter Francisco de Goya will be on display for the first time in Istanbul. Under…
Silja Puranen: Traditional Textiles with a Modern Interpretation
ART Soda / 10:00 AM
Finnish textile designer Silja Puranen is honorary member of the World Crafts Council and has won the Nordic…
Dieter Mammel’s Portraits of Iconic Film Divas
ART C.A.M Galeri Akaretler / 10:00 AM
With an avid interest in film, Berlin’s Dieter Mammel’s portraits on canvas will display and pay…
Mickey Ashmore: Photos from Seven Years of Travel
ART Solera Winery / 10:00 AM
Mickey Ashmore is a self-proclaimed travel blogger whose adventures have lead him on a path through 40 countries…
The Peaceful Hues of Ayhan Tüker’s Oil on Canvas
ART 10:00 AM
Ayhan Türker’s beautiful oil on canvas paintings remind one of a kind of calm in its pastel hues,…
Sea of Tranquility: A Film by Hans Op De Beeck
ART Dirimart Garibaldi / 10:00 AM
Belgium native Hans Op De Beeck, is known for combining many art forms in the visual representations of his…
Fifty Years of Urban Walls: A Burhan Dogançay Retrospective
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
A retrospective exhibition of painter Burhan Doğançay will display fifty years worth of work that has…
Barış Cihanoğlu: The Pheromone Effect
ART İlayda Art Gallery / 10:00 AM
Artist Barış Cihanoğlu explores the concept of pheromones, the chemical released by one being to attract…
Red Kit in Istanbul
ART Yapı Kredi Kültür Merkezi (Yapı Kredi Cultural Center) / 10:00 AM
The famous lonely cowboy of the Wild West is coming to Istanbul with an exhibition that will turn the Yapı Kredi…
Erwin Wurm: Blow Up
ART Galerist Tepebaşı / 10:00 AM
Master sculptor Erwin Wurm’s playful approach to volume, scale, and space push and redefine the limits of…
Mona Hatoum: You Are Still Here
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
You Are Still Here, by Mona Hatoum, is the first solo show in Istanbul by this Palestinian/Lebanese artist, who…
Sean Lee “Homework”
ART The Empire Project / 11:00 AM
Grossly distorting the conventional family portrait, by making his parents pose in peculiar positions, Sean Lee…
Nevin Aladağ and a Hair Inspired Exhibition
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
Drawing inspiration from the long and many colored tresses of women, artist Nevin Aladağ’s exhibition…
Koray Ariş Retrospective Exhibition
ART Iş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
One of the important names among Turkish sculpture artists, Koray Ariş’s work will be exhibited…
Banu Birecikligil: Crystal Globe / Kristal Küre
ART x-ist / 11:00 AM
Banu Birecikligil’s paintings look like small fragments from a dream or a fairy tale, with giant cats or…
Şiir Özbilge: Kaostantin
ART Galeri G-art / 11:00 AM
Şiir Özbilge has been working with children for the last 20 years and their influence is clearly present in…
Brigitte Spiegeler - Byzantine Blues
ART Art 350 / 11:00 AM
As part of the many cultural events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch diplomatic relations,…
Gökçe Er - Ground Control
ART artSümer / 11:00 AM
Gökçe Er’s second exhibition will feature paintings that capture the convergence of humans and…
Gilber Garcin: Mr. G
ART Elipsis Gallery / 11:00 AM
Renowned French photographer Gilbert Garcin has been taking black and white photography since he left his lamp…
Resurrection: Fractal Continuum
ART Hush Gallery / 11:00 AM
In his latest exhibition of video and installation works at Kadıköy’s Hush Gallery, artist Ozan…
Mel Bochner: Recent Paintings
ART Egeran Gallery / 11:00 AM
A fascination with the numerous and changing synonyms of the Roget’s Thesaurus is what sparked artist Mel…
Black - White
ART C.A.M Galeri Nişantaşı / 11:00 AM
Black – White (Siyah – Beyaz) is a group exhibition in which artists who work with a variety of…
Taryn Simon: Selections from Contraband and American Index
ART Galeri Manâ / 11:00 AM
In his first solo exhibition in Istanbul, Taryn Simon’s photography, which has been previously featured in…
“Revolution Revelation” by Arkın (Mercan Dede) and Carlito Dalceggio
ART Borusan Müzik Evi (Borusan Music House) / 11:00 AM
Renowned for his music, Arkın (AKA Mercan Dede) will be joined by long time friend Carlito Dalceggio, in an…
Devran Mursaloğlu and the Knot of Modern Life
ART PG Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
In her latest exhibition, Devran Mursaloğlu expresses visually the complexity of current economic, social, and…
Sislej Xhafa: Keys to the Gallery For Everyone
ART Gallery NON / 11:00 AM
Kosovan artist Sislej Xhafa will turn the Galeri NON space into a manufacturing center for this special…
Carlos Aires: Love Is In The Air (Remix)
ART Cda Projects / 11:00 AM
Daring Spanish artist Carlos Aires dabbles in the most acute kind of juxtaposition in this made-for-Istanbul…
Fluxus 50
ART KUAD Gallery / 11:00 AM
In celebration of the 50th year of the Fluxus art movement, Kuad Gallery is hosting the Fluxus 50 exhibition,…
Nobody’s Death
ART Galeri Zilberman / 11:00 AM
Life and death duke it out in this somber meditation on mortality and media by emerging painter Eşref Yıldırım.…
Translated By
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Visitors will put on headphones and listen to the fictional work of fourteen international authors to explore…
Salon
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
The main display of this exhibit will be a recreation of the 1960s Ankara living room of composer Ulvi Cemal…
Istanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe: 68-89
ART SALT Beyoğlu / 12:00 PM
In celebration of the 400th year of Turkish and Dutch diplomatic relations and in collaboration with Van…
Modern Essays 5: Graft
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Graft is the fifth in a series of historical and symbolic forays into various modernization projects of the…
18. Istanbul Theater Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS 03:30 PM
This year’s Istanbul Theatre Festival hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) will…
Sea Food - Guest Chef Ekin Doğrusöz
FOOD & WINE Istanbul Culinary Institute / 07:00 PM
If you’re a seafood fan, join Guest Chef Ekin Doğrusöz in a three-hour workshop and learn…
Akbank Sanat Guitar Days - Stephen Smith
MUSIC Akbank Sanat / 08:00 PM
German classical guitarist Stephen Smith will perform in the final concert of the Akbank Sanat Guitar Days…
Sat
May 26, 2012
Come-in: Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium in Germany
ART Rezan Has Müzesi (Rezan Has Museum) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition questions the relationsip between interior design and contemporary art in the form of 25…
Istanbul as Represented in French Comic Books
ART Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition compiles forty drawings from French comic books based on Istanbul or Turkey themes. The drawings…
Plastic of the Nature
ART Açıkekran Yeni Medya Sanatları Galerisi / 09:30 AM
To promote energy awareness and efficiency, Şekerbank will sponsor German video artist Eecelo Brand’s…
After Yesterday: From the Photography Collection of Istanbul Modern
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
This show entitled Dünden Sonra - İstanbul Modern Fotoğraf Koleksiyonundan, curated by Engin Özendes,…
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art
ART Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Sakıp Sabancı Museum) / 10:00 AM
This year being the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, there…
Goya "Witness of His Time"
ART Pera Müzesi (Pera Museum) / 10:00 AM
The works of renowned Spanish painter Francisco de Goya will be on display for the first time in Istanbul. Under…
Silja Puranen: Traditional Textiles with a Modern Interpretation
ART Soda / 10:00 AM
Finnish textile designer Silja Puranen is honorary member of the World Crafts Council and has won the Nordic…
Dieter Mammel’s Portraits of Iconic Film Divas
ART C.A.M Galeri Akaretler / 10:00 AM
With an avid interest in film, Berlin’s Dieter Mammel’s portraits on canvas will display and pay…
The Peaceful Hues of Ayhan Tüker’s Oil on Canvas
ART 10:00 AM
Ayhan Türker’s beautiful oil on canvas paintings remind one of a kind of calm in its pastel hues,…
Sea of Tranquility: A Film by Hans Op De Beeck
ART Dirimart Garibaldi / 10:00 AM
Belgium native Hans Op De Beeck, is known for combining many art forms in the visual representations of his…
Fifty Years of Urban Walls: A Burhan Dogançay Retrospective
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
A retrospective exhibition of painter Burhan Doğançay will display fifty years worth of work that has…
Barış Cihanoğlu: The Pheromone Effect
ART İlayda Art Gallery / 10:00 AM
Artist Barış Cihanoğlu explores the concept of pheromones, the chemical released by one being to attract…
Red Kit in Istanbul
ART Yapı Kredi Kültür Merkezi (Yapı Kredi Cultural Center) / 10:00 AM
The famous lonely cowboy of the Wild West is coming to Istanbul with an exhibition that will turn the Yapı Kredi…
Erwin Wurm: Blow Up
ART Galerist Tepebaşı / 10:00 AM
Master sculptor Erwin Wurm’s playful approach to volume, scale, and space push and redefine the limits of…
4to2floors
ART Borusan Contemporary / 10:00 AM
Although his geometric patterns, neon palette, and minimalist aesthetics evoke the days of big hair, lycra, and…
Mona Hatoum: You Are Still Here
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
You Are Still Here, by Mona Hatoum, is the first solo show in Istanbul by this Palestinian/Lebanese artist, who…
Sean Lee “Homework”
ART The Empire Project / 11:00 AM
Grossly distorting the conventional family portrait, by making his parents pose in peculiar positions, Sean Lee…
Nevin Aladağ and a Hair Inspired Exhibition
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
Drawing inspiration from the long and many colored tresses of women, artist Nevin Aladağ’s exhibition…
Koray Ariş Retrospective Exhibition
ART Iş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
One of the important names among Turkish sculpture artists, Koray Ariş’s work will be exhibited…
Banu Birecikligil: Crystal Globe / Kristal Küre
ART x-ist / 11:00 AM
Banu Birecikligil’s paintings look like small fragments from a dream or a fairy tale, with giant cats or…
Şiir Özbilge: Kaostantin
ART Galeri G-art / 11:00 AM
Şiir Özbilge has been working with children for the last 20 years and their influence is clearly present in…
Brigitte Spiegeler - Byzantine Blues
ART Art 350 / 11:00 AM
As part of the many cultural events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch diplomatic relations,…
Gökçe Er - Ground Control
ART artSümer / 11:00 AM
Gökçe Er’s second exhibition will feature paintings that capture the convergence of humans and…
Gilber Garcin: Mr. G
ART Elipsis Gallery / 11:00 AM
Renowned French photographer Gilbert Garcin has been taking black and white photography since he left his lamp…
Resurrection: Fractal Continuum
ART Hush Gallery / 11:00 AM
In his latest exhibition of video and installation works at Kadıköy’s Hush Gallery, artist Ozan…
Mel Bochner: Recent Paintings
ART Egeran Gallery / 11:00 AM
A fascination with the numerous and changing synonyms of the Roget’s Thesaurus is what sparked artist Mel…
Black - White
ART C.A.M Galeri Nişantaşı / 11:00 AM
Black – White (Siyah – Beyaz) is a group exhibition in which artists who work with a variety of…
Taryn Simon: Selections from Contraband and American Index
ART Galeri Manâ / 11:00 AM
In his first solo exhibition in Istanbul, Taryn Simon’s photography, which has been previously featured in…
Devran Mursaloğlu and the Knot of Modern Life
ART PG Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
In her latest exhibition, Devran Mursaloğlu expresses visually the complexity of current economic, social, and…
“Revolution Revelation” by Arkın (Mercan Dede) and Carlito Dalceggio
ART Borusan Müzik Evi (Borusan Music House) / 11:00 AM
Renowned for his music, Arkın (AKA Mercan Dede) will be joined by long time friend Carlito Dalceggio, in an…
Sislej Xhafa: Keys to the Gallery For Everyone
ART Gallery NON / 11:00 AM
Kosovan artist Sislej Xhafa will turn the Galeri NON space into a manufacturing center for this special…
Carlos Aires: Love Is In The Air (Remix)
ART Cda Projects / 11:00 AM
Daring Spanish artist Carlos Aires dabbles in the most acute kind of juxtaposition in this made-for-Istanbul…
Fluxus 50
ART KUAD Gallery / 11:00 AM
In celebration of the 50th year of the Fluxus art movement, Kuad Gallery is hosting the Fluxus 50 exhibition,…
Nobody’s Death
ART Galeri Zilberman / 11:00 AM
Life and death duke it out in this somber meditation on mortality and media by emerging painter Eşref Yıldırım.…
Translated By
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Visitors will put on headphones and listen to the fictional work of fourteen international authors to explore…
Salon
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
The main display of this exhibit will be a recreation of the 1960s Ankara living room of composer Ulvi Cemal…
Istanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe: 68-89
ART SALT Beyoğlu / 12:00 PM
In celebration of the 400th year of Turkish and Dutch diplomatic relations and in collaboration with Van…
Zus & Zo
FILM Akbank Sanat / 12:00 PM
In light of all the events happening around the city celebrating the 400th year of diplomatic relations between…
Modern Essays 5: Graft
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Graft is the fifth in a series of historical and symbolic forays into various modernization projects of the…
Introduction to Pastry - Guest Chef Feyza Bayrakçıoğlu
FOOD & WINE Istanbul Culinary Institute / 01:00 PM
Want to spend your Saturday doing something fun and exciting? Join Guest Chef Feyza Bayrakçıoğlu in a…
Babylon Soundgarden Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS Parkorman / 02:00 PM
Among the natural elements of the Parkorman venue, this year’s Babylon Soundgarden Festival will feature…
Antonia
FILM Akbank Sanat / 02:30 PM
In light of all the events happening around the city celebrating the 400th year of diplomatic relations between…
Morning Jazz Sessions: Akın Eldes
MUSIC Tamirane / 03:00 PM
A former member of Turkish rock band Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, guitar player Akın Eldes has released 6 solo…
18. Istanbul Theater Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS 03:30 PM
This year’s Istanbul Theatre Festival hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) will…
Akaretler Art & Design Day
ART 04:00 PM
One of the most artsy events in Istanbul, Akaretler Art & Design Day is a collective art and design event…
Oorglogswinter (Winter in Wartime)
FILM Akbank Sanat / 05:00 PM
In light of all the events happening around the city celebrating the 400th year of diplomatic relations between…
Sayaka Shoji and the Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
MUSIC Topkapı Sarayı (Topkapı Palace) / 08:00 PM
Renowned violinist Sayaka Shoji will be playing along with the Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra as part of the…
Hans or Heiri: A Rotating Stage, A Circus and Much More
PERFORMING ARTS Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Sahnesi / 08:30 PM
The Istanbul Theater Festival- Upon a 360 degree rotating stage, this award winning performance combines the…
Sun
May 27, 2012
Come-in: Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium in Germany
ART Rezan Has Müzesi (Rezan Has Museum) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition questions the relationsip between interior design and contemporary art in the form of 25…
Istanbul as Represented in French Comic Books
ART Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition compiles forty drawings from French comic books based on Istanbul or Turkey themes. The drawings…
After Yesterday: From the Photography Collection of Istanbul Modern
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
This show entitled Dünden Sonra - İstanbul Modern Fotoğraf Koleksiyonundan, curated by Engin Özendes,…
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art
ART Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Sakıp Sabancı Museum) / 10:00 AM
This year being the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, there…
Goya "Witness of His Time"
ART Pera Müzesi (Pera Museum) / 10:00 AM
The works of renowned Spanish painter Francisco de Goya will be on display for the first time in Istanbul. Under…
Sea of Tranquility: A Film by Hans Op De Beeck
ART Dirimart Garibaldi / 10:00 AM
Belgium native Hans Op De Beeck, is known for combining many art forms in the visual representations of his…
Fifty Years of Urban Walls: A Burhan Dogançay Retrospective
ART İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) / 10:00 AM
A retrospective exhibition of painter Burhan Doğançay will display fifty years worth of work that has…
Red Kit in Istanbul
ART Yapı Kredi Kültür Merkezi (Yapı Kredi Cultural Center) / 10:00 AM
The famous lonely cowboy of the Wild West is coming to Istanbul with an exhibition that will turn the Yapı Kredi…
4to2floors
ART Borusan Contemporary / 10:00 AM
Although his geometric patterns, neon palette, and minimalist aesthetics evoke the days of big hair, lycra, and…
Mona Hatoum: You Are Still Here
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
You Are Still Here, by Mona Hatoum, is the first solo show in Istanbul by this Palestinian/Lebanese artist, who…
Nevin Aladağ and a Hair Inspired Exhibition
ART ARTER - Space for Art / 11:00 AM
Drawing inspiration from the long and many colored tresses of women, artist Nevin Aladağ’s exhibition…
Şiir Özbilge: Kaostantin
ART Galeri G-art / 11:00 AM
Şiir Özbilge has been working with children for the last 20 years and their influence is clearly present in…
Brigitte Spiegeler - Byzantine Blues
ART Art 350 / 11:00 AM
As part of the many cultural events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch diplomatic relations,…
Resurrection: Fractal Continuum
ART Hush Gallery / 11:00 AM
In his latest exhibition of video and installation works at Kadıköy’s Hush Gallery, artist Ozan…
“Revolution Revelation” by Arkın (Mercan Dede) and Carlito Dalceggio
ART Borusan Müzik Evi (Borusan Music House) / 11:00 AM
Renowned for his music, Arkın (AKA Mercan Dede) will be joined by long time friend Carlito Dalceggio, in an…
Translated By
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Visitors will put on headphones and listen to the fictional work of fourteen international authors to explore…
Salon
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
The main display of this exhibit will be a recreation of the 1960s Ankara living room of composer Ulvi Cemal…
Istanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe: 68-89
ART SALT Beyoğlu / 12:00 PM
In celebration of the 400th year of Turkish and Dutch diplomatic relations and in collaboration with Van…
Modern Essays 5: Graft
ART SALT Galata / 12:00 PM
Graft is the fifth in a series of historical and symbolic forays into various modernization projects of the…
Hans or Heiri: A Rotating Stage, A Circus and Much More
PERFORMING ARTS Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Sahnesi / 03:30 PM
The Istanbul Theater Festival- Upon a 360 degree rotating stage, this award winning performance combines the…
18. Istanbul Theater Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS 03:30 PM
This year’s Istanbul Theatre Festival hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) will…
Mon
May 28, 2012
Come-in: Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium in Germany
ART Rezan Has Müzesi (Rezan Has Museum) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition questions the relationsip between interior design and contemporary art in the form of 25…
Istanbul as Represented in French Comic Books
ART Istanbul Fransız Kültür Merkezi (French Cultural Center) / 09:00 AM
This exhibition compiles forty drawings from French comic books based on Istanbul or Turkey themes. The drawings…
Silja Puranen: Traditional Textiles with a Modern Interpretation
ART Soda / 10:00 AM
Finnish textile designer Silja Puranen is honorary member of the World Crafts Council and has won the Nordic…
Barış Cihanoğlu: The Pheromone Effect
ART İlayda Art Gallery / 10:00 AM
Artist Barış Cihanoğlu explores the concept of pheromones, the chemical released by one being to attract…
Red Kit in Istanbul
ART Yapı Kredi Kültür Merkezi (Yapı Kredi Cultural Center) / 10:00 AM
The famous lonely cowboy of the Wild West is coming to Istanbul with an exhibition that will turn the Yapı Kredi…
Erwin Wurm: Blow Up
ART Galerist Tepebaşı / 10:00 AM
Master sculptor Erwin Wurm’s playful approach to volume, scale, and space push and redefine the limits of…
Sean Lee “Homework”
ART The Empire Project / 11:00 AM
Grossly distorting the conventional family portrait, by making his parents pose in peculiar positions, Sean Lee…
Şiir Özbilge: Kaostantin
ART Galeri G-art / 11:00 AM
Şiir Özbilge has been working with children for the last 20 years and their influence is clearly present in…
Brigitte Spiegeler - Byzantine Blues
ART Art 350 / 11:00 AM
As part of the many cultural events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch diplomatic relations,…
Gilber Garcin: Mr. G
ART Elipsis Gallery / 11:00 AM
Renowned French photographer Gilbert Garcin has been taking black and white photography since he left his lamp…
Resurrection: Fractal Continuum
ART Hush Gallery / 11:00 AM
In his latest exhibition of video and installation works at Kadıköy’s Hush Gallery, artist Ozan…
Devran Mursaloğlu and the Knot of Modern Life
ART PG Art Gallery / 11:00 AM
In her latest exhibition, Devran Mursaloğlu expresses visually the complexity of current economic, social, and…
18. Istanbul Theater Festival
FESTIVALS & FAIRS 03:30 PM
This year’s Istanbul Theatre Festival hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) will…
Hans or Heiri: A Rotating Stage, A Circus and Much More
PERFORMING ARTS Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Sahnesi / 08:30 PM
The Istanbul Theater Festival- Upon a 360 degree rotating stage, this award winning performance combines the…