Summer has gone by. Considering the amazing exhibitions held this summer, it is hard to say the city has put art on hold. Here is a favourite bunch! More to come in the fall! Istanbul awaits Istanbul Biennial and Contemporary Istanbul...
Summer has gone by. Considering the amazing exhibitions held this summer, it is hard to say the city has put art on hold. Here is a favourite bunch! More to come in the fall! Istanbul awaits Istanbul Biennial and Contemporary Istanbul...
 I had the great opportunity to meet Asst. Prof. Dr. Luca Orlandi of Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture at the Bibliotheka seminar last May, where he gave an insightful lecture titled ‘The Italian Levantine  Heritage...
I met contemporary artist Kezban Arca Batıbeki at a Soho House event last summer. She cordially hosted us in her beautiful studio in Sant'Antonio apartments. We had the great opportunity to meet her in person and ask anything about her art and life...
 Peace.... a state of public tranquillity or quiet; freedom from civil disturbance or agitation.  The state or situation of being free from war... Yearning for peace more than ever these days. 14th Istanbul Biennial runs from September...
 In August, Istanbul hosted the chubby women of Xu Hongfei, the Chinese artist. Chubby Women adorned the streets of Nişantaşı -only Nişantaşı and Cevahir mall probably for the fear of possible attacks on the sculptures. China's...
A treat at Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamam- a hamam by Sinan the architect.My reading list for summer: Again about  Istanbul... Zeynep Çelik's The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an  Ottoman City in the 19th Century.My Nişantaşı...
 I love window shopping. I mean I love window display designs!! Some time ago, I was desperately looking out for some  inspiring  designs  in Istanbul for the blog and all I had at hand was  window displays of Karaköy Lokantası ...
 Sabancı Museum, a cultural venue established by one of the leading philanthropist families of Turkey, is mostly well known for hosting  world-class exhibitions like Miro, Kapoor, Beuys, Monet and many others. Many of us dismiss the beautiful...