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Feride Yalav / January 21, 2013
Opera and Ballet in Istanbul The Turkish State Opera’s 2012-2013 season continues strongly in January and February with ballets such as “The Sufferings of Young Werther” and “The Nutcracker,” as well as oper... Read More »
Maria Eliades / December 27, 2012
Two Months In and Going Strong: Krampf Gallery The newest gallery in Istanbul has its roots a continent away. Krampf Gallery, originally from Chelsea in New York (as Krampf-Pei Gallery), has jumped to the hip meets old Istanbul district of Karaköy, c... Read More »
Maria Eliades / December 10, 2012
Glass Furnace's New Year's Festival The Glass Furnace Foundation has a special treat in store for glass lovers on December 16th. From 11:00am to 4:00pm, glass masters İzzet Özdemir and Mehmet Kömürcü will do &Cced... Read More »
Maria Eliades / November 26, 2012
Mighty, Quiet, and Tall: Dunhuang's Colors Chinese cultural artifacts have been getting around lately. First Istanbul Modern opened a contemporary Chinese artist exhibition. Then there was a whisper ... Read More »
Maria Eliades / November 23, 2012
Art Conquers All: A Contemporary Istanbul 2012 Review   The biggest art event of the year continues to earn its stripes with vast displays by Turkish and international galleries. Dominant themes of the global art scene were healthfully represented at the ... Read More »
Feride Yalav / November 21, 2012
Weekly Live Music Sessions at Riserva Riserva is probably one of the hardest places to define, if we were to say almost impossible, we wouldn’t be writing this article.  So let’s begin with the ‘Riserva’ sign that ann... Read More »
Feride Yalav / November 15, 2012
Must See Exhibitions If you still haven't planned anything for the weekend and are wondering what to do, you should have already searched through our extensive Agenda page. We also decided to pick out some exhibitions that sh... Read More »
Maria Eliades / November 14, 2012
Nature and Machine: Erinç Seymen's Art Well-known Turkish artist Erinç Seymen has presented his work not only in Turkey but also in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Slovenia, Austria, and the United States. His paintings,... Read More »
Maria Eliades / November 06, 2012
Dunhuang's Colors Mimar Sinan University's cultural center presents a special exhibit of large scale objects from the Silk Road entitled 'The Colours of Dunhuang- The Magical Door Opening to the Silk Road.' The lav... Read More »
Maria Eliades / November 01, 2012
The Power of Science: İlhan Koman Exhibition Review İlhan Koman dreamed of being able to express the wonder of intricate shapes in his work and did so again and again with aluminum, wood, and stainless steel, though he found that none of those materials had t... Read More »