The Portrait of Goliath Within David / Evrim Altuğ
20.01.2025 On January 16, 2025, David Lynch, the legendary filmmaker who passed away at the age of 78 in the United States, began his illustrious career more than fifty years…
The White House: A Colorful (and Black-and-White) Art History / Evrim Altuğ
The White House Art Collection, which added just seven new pieces during the first term of the U.S.’s “wealthiest” President, Donald J. Trump, holds a rich and fascinating history. While…
Daron Acemoğlu: The Master of Political Economy / Demet Cengiz
The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Professor Daron Acemoğlu, a prominent figure in political economy, who is originally from Kadıköy. Turkish-Armenian Acemoğlu becomes the third individual to…
Kate Middleton: A Miner’s Granddaughter, A Queen of Hearts / Demet Cengiz
26.07.2024 It’s challenging to look at Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, and create a ‘fairy tale,’ but she truly embodies the ideal commoner princess and queen of hearts. Kate Middleton,…
How Can You Do Things To Yourself That You Can’t Do To Anyone Else? / İpek Durkal
16.07.2024 After waking up in the morning, I wash my face, brush my teeth, make coffee, pick up my phone, check my emails and messages, and then go on social…
Looking at it as if looking at a “trend”: Art’s weather bulletin / Evrim Altuğ
Climate change and political crises have increasingly become significant subjects of expression and protest in contemporary art. International projects and civic activist actions that integrate art history are showcased through…
A Life Devoted to Values: Ioanna Kucuradi / Demet Cengiz
She believes one should never give up hope in humanity. For this reason, Ioanna Kucuradi is a refuge for me, someone whose words help me regain faith in humanity and…
This Book is a Suicide Letter / İpek Durkal
Osamu Dazai, a prominent figure in Japanese literature, penned the semi-autobiographical work ‘No Longer Human’ in 1948, which has become the second best-selling book in Japan to date. Moreover, it…
11 Individuals Embracing the World’s Essence Through Art / Evrim Altuğ
“Where the Sea Once Was” exhibition, on display at the Elgiz Museum until May 4, highlights the regional sensitivity and solidarity of 11 Italian artists, showcasing the diversity of their…
Arzu Kaprol: A Garment Architect with the Spirit of an Astronaut / Demet Cengiz
The end of the 1880s… The last descendants of a disintegrating empire trying to take their souls to the motherland… One of them sets out from Crimea, another takes train…