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The Istanbul Modern : Hayat ve Hakikat Dream and Reality Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey
The exhibition “Dream and Reality” at the Istanbul Modern Museum provides an overview of modern and contemporary women artists from Turkey. Since women constitute many of the leading artists in Turkey, the exhibition is a valuable survey of modern and contemporary art beginning in the early twentieth century and continuing to the present. Jointly curated […]
This entry was posted on October 26, 2011 and is filed under Turkish Women Artists. -
Occupy Seattle and Abolish Columbus Day October 12
Today on Columbus Day Indigenous groups turned out at the Occupy Seattle site to demand the abolishment of Columbus Day, there were dances, drumming, songs, and a few speeches. They were also in support of Occupy Seattle on the other side of Westlake. Those folks were having group meetings about media, peace and justice, and […]
This entry was posted on October 11, 2011 and is filed under Abolish Columbus Day and Occupy Seattle. -
Istanbul Biennial Untitled (12th Istanbul Biennial)
The 12th Istanbul Biennial, curated by Jens Hoffman and Adriana Pedrosa offered art that created intersections of aesthetics and politics, both historically and in contemporary art. The curators chose to distance the exhibition from immediate political reality, but the same issues such as pursuit of oil in the Middle East, government oppression and […]
This entry was posted on October 4, 2011 and is filed under Istanbul Biennial 12.
