Impossible Homecoming Pera Museum greets art lovers with a retrospective of Etel Adnan, a Lebanese-American artist, poet and activist. Raised in a multilingual, multifaith and multi-cultural family, Adnan’s work reflect her roots and traces of this multi-layered identity. As an artist, Adnan is known for not shying away from wars and the socio-political upheavals that...
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Unknown Parameter Extra-Record Independent art platform Arter opens its new season with a solo exhibition by Turkish artist Emre Huner. The exhibition consists of various works constructed around a fictional script. Huner’s approach liberates the script from its main purpose and deconstructs it in different forms, such as film, literature and architecture, to suggest a...
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16th Akbank Short Film Festival Akbank Sanat invites film lovers to enjoy a socially-distanced film screening at the 16th Akbank Short Film Festival. Aiming to encourage short film production and support new filmmakers, Akbank Sanat has developed into one of the leading arts and cultural events centers in Istanbul since 2004. In addition to national...
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Time out alternatives for March 15-22
Sadie Benning: Resilience Diaries Pera Film’s new film program presents a retrospective selection of films and short videos by Sadie Benning, a U.S.-based artist considered one of the leading figures of experimental cinema. Benning, whose interest in cinema began at the age of 15, presents a unique style where her work emerges from a place...
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Love Over Entropy Anna Laudel Istanbul welcomes spring with a new group exhibition that dives into the notion of mind in a time when beauty and consumer behaviors have become excessively standardized. Curated by Ayca Okay, the exhibition displays works by 19 artists, including Elcin Acun, Busra Cegil, Bahadir Colak, Zeren Goktan, Dincer Isgel, Hande...
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A Question of Taste: Avant-garde meets kitsch Dancing around the concept of kitsch, which was originally used to describe cheap and popular paintings in post-industrial Germany, Pera Museum’s new group exhibition brings together works of thirteen artists and collectives. The exhibition questions the norms of taste as a class indicator and explores the sense of...
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Foreigners of the Oscars As the 93rd Academy Awards Ceremony approaches, after a delay due to the pandemic, Istanbul Modern Cinema presents a selection of 10 films from the “Best International Feature” category. Last year, for the first time in its history, a ‘foreign’ film won the Best Film award but the Best International Feature...
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Return of the IKSV The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) continues its commitment to bringing quality films to audiences with its February line up. This month’s program includes films that premiered in international film festivals or screened at the IKSV event Filmekimi. IKSV will air three films each weekend and eash will be...
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Empathy Sessions: Looking Beyond Affinity Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts’ (IKSV) Empathy Sessions film program, which was initially put together as part of the 5th Istanbul Design Biennal, is a selection of films that focus and enlarge the concept of empathy. Directed by artists, the films allow viewers to adopt a bunch of perspectives...
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Time out alternatives for February 1-8
The Sequential: Locus of Power Independent art platform Salt Galata presents Turkish artist Baris Dogrusoz’s latest media installation series, Locus of Power. Presented as part of the Sequential program, Dogrusoz examines the cultural, economic and political history of an ancient city located in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria. The multimedia installation based on the...
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