As LGBTI+ communities and their rights defenders are under attack in Türkiye following the arrest of over 80 individuals this September, the local art world, in tandem with its international supporters, is bracing for another wave of struggle, as so many professionals in Türkiye’s culture sector are...
London-based Turkish artist and multidisciplinary designer Pınar Şeker is swapping the conventional, white-walled gallery for the striking surroundings of a park this weekend, with a free outdoor exhibition exploring love, pain, memory and human connection.Titled WE: Love & Pain, Şeker’s o...
If you have not yet seen Tracey Emin: A Second Life at Tate Modern, make time for it now!This landmark exhibition, which closes on 31 August, is an absorbing, moving and at times devastating journey through six decades of one of Britain’s most distinctive artists – taking visitors from Emin’s turbul...
The Swana Queer Network are hosting their third Queer (LGBTQ+) social event for people from the Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) regions, their partners and others from the SWANA diaspora.This social event is an opportunity to meet new people, make friends, connect and, most importantly, ha...
Once thought lost, a small bronze fifteenth century medallion portraying Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II (1432-1481) is up for auction at Bonhams in May. It has been valued at between £1.5 million and £2 million by the auction house.Commissioned by Sultan Mehmed II before his 1453 conquest of Constantinopl...
The annual Turkish Community Art Exhibition is back for its sixth year and is now open for viewing at the Yunus Emre Institute in London.The multi-disciplinary exhibition, which features a variety of art works including paintings, drawings, photography and sculptures, was opened for public on 5 Marc...
Chroma – from Greek khrōma – measures the intensity of colour, meaning that the most chromatically intense colours are completely free from white and grey. Colours, in their pure form, have a potential to communicate extremes of thought and emotion.From Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism, artists...
Details for this year’s Turkish Community Art Exhibition have been announced by the Yunus Emre Institute in London, who are behind this excellent annual celebration of British Turkish art – anyone wishing to participate has just two weeks to submit their details!Now in its sixth year, the Turkish Co...
The destruction of the natural environment, particularly Cyprus’s beautiful coastlines, has been highlighted in a powerful new awareness campaign created by artist Nurtane Karagil.Called ‘Coastline(s) Waning: All for a few extra Sunbeds’, Karagil’s collage of four scenes shows beaches dug up as if t...
İznik pottery is named after the town of İznik in western Anatolia where it was founded. From the last quarter of the 15th century until the end of the 17th century, these decorated ceramics were one of the most important decorative materials embellishing Ottoman structures ranging from palaces to m...
