Ottoman Topologies: a conference
If in the Stanford area, an interesting conference will take place the weekend after next (May 16–17) at Stanford University. Ottoman Topologies will explore spatial experience in the early Ottoman...
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History in the fast lane
This year the spring symposium organised by the graduate students of the Department of History of Bilkent University in Ankara went by the intriguing name of Galloping History. Its purpose was to...
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Gallery walkabout: Beyoğlu
We are in Beyoğlu this week – more specifically, the neighbourhoods of Asmalı Mescit (above) and Tepebaşı – where some of our favourite galleries are showcasing art from emerging and established...
View ArticleSweet harmonies on the Aegean
There’s just one month left to apply for the 2014 Ayvalık International Music Academy (AIMA). Founded in 1998 by Prof. Filiz Ali, one of the most dynamic of Turkey’s musicologists, AIMA has blossomed...
View ArticleUnquiet on all fronts
As if to provide a counterpoint to the self-absorbed tone evident in many of the events planned for British commemoration of WW1, a conference held at Bilgi University in Istanbul between April 8 and...
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Gallery walkabout: back in Beyoğlu
We continue our walk in Beyoğlu this week, concentrating on the area around Galatasaray where a research centre, a building full of galleries and another small gallery are hosting a mix of intriguing...
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Dance, dance, dance
Next Tuesday, this year’s International Dance Festival, now its 15th edition, will open in Bodrum for five days of dancing, music and colour. There will be dance competitions, photography contests,...
View ArticleSoma disaster
Words cannot express the unimaginable horror inflicted on the mining community of Manisa. And our sympathy goes to every last member. Cornucopia readers are welcome to share information about how...
View ArticleThe meeting of creative minds
The inaugural GREAT Festival of Creativity will take place this week at Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s The Seed. Organised by the UK government and with the help of some top creative organisations, the...
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Gallery walkabout: Taksim to Cihangir
We are in Taksim/Cihangir for our gallery walk this week, visiting three of our favourite galleries, who are each hosting an evocative solo exhibition. Cemil Batur Gökçeer, ‘Untitled’, 2012, C-print...
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Turkish cinema’s good run continues
The 19th London Turkish Film Festival (LTFF) opens tomorrow for 10 days of Turkish films in what has been a very good year for the cinema industry. Coincidentally, it celebrates its 100th year this...
View ArticleSpotting our feathered friends
The end of May is perfect for watching birds make their way back to the warmer weather of Western Asia and Europe after a winter in Africa. Many species can be observed flying over the Bosphorus...
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Gallery walkabout: Karaköy/Tophane
We are in the city’s gallery hub, Karaköy/Tophane, this week for a plethora of solo shows dealing with far-reaching issues. Olga Kisseleva, ‘Contre Temps’, 2014, video after performance at Louvre...
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The revolution will be televised… and photographed… and tweeted
A timely exhibition at SALT in the age of wars and revolutions, guns and cameras, governmental control and free reign on social media, focuses on the work of the Lebanese actor, theatre director,...
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Gallery walkabout: Karaköy/Tophane
Back in Karaköy/Tophane for the second part of our walk, we visit a few galleries, a museum and some interesting art institutions exploring a mixture of themes– the majority, coincidentally, focusing...
View ArticleSir Edward Elgar in Turkey
A special event will take place at the Pera Museum tomorrow at which the music historian and Cornucopia contributor Dr Emre Aracı will honour the great British composer Sir Edward Elgar on the 80th...
View ArticleStop the construction of the third airport
This Saturday (June 7) the Northern Forests Defence group is meeting at 6.30pm at the Tünel end of İstiklal Caddesi to speak up against the construction of the third Istanbul airport. The...
View ArticleArchaeology for the People
Adhering to the ethos that the results of archaeological discovery and analysis are important and deserve the widest possible audience, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at...
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Gallery walkabout: Nişantaşı
We are in chic Nişantaşı this week for a very diverse gallery walk. Half solo, half group, the exhibitions we cover are concerned with lots of different themes and showcase international, as well as...
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Warhol and Chambers: paragons of paint and print
Two very rewarding exhibitions are currently on at the Pera Museum, both showing works from a master of print. One is a household name – Andy Warhol – and the other is the lesser-known but very...
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