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The human face of war
The very first blog I wrote for Cornucopia two years ago was on the Gallipoli Art Prize. And now on the Gallipoli Campaign’s centenary and the prize’s tenth and final instalment, it feels fitting and...
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Sense and sensibility
For an immensely satisfying and perfectly formed exhibition, I urge readers to visit Yurdaer Altıntaş's 80th birthday show at the Işık Gallery in Teşvikiye (closes April 30). Altıntaş, born in Kars to...
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Gallery walkabout: Karaköy/Tophane
A packed walk for part two of our Karaköy/Tophane gallery walkabout, in which we visit art institutions, galleries and an urban think tank for solo and group shows, spanning diverse subjects such as...
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Turkish presence at the Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale – the world’s oldest and biggest – kicks off next Saturday May 9. This year’s theme is ‘All the World’s Futures’, with artists from 89 countries investigating the ‘age of anxiety’...
View ArticleEmbroidering history
The newest title to be added to the Cornucopia store is the English author Kathryn Gauci’s first novel, The Embroider. With a background in textile design and specialisations in carpet design (she...
View ArticleClassical sounds
Turkey’s biggest classical music festival begins at the end of the month, with 27 concerts staged over four weeks. Now in its 43rd edition, the theme this year is ‘Cultural Landscapes’, which is a...
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Gallery walkabout: Beyoğlu
Spring has finally sprung and before many of the city’s galleries close for the summer hiatus, make sure you get in a couple more gallery walks and catch some of the very impressive art being...
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News for aspiring opera singers
There's just two more weeks to apply for this edition of the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition. Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) and the Accademia Teatro alla Scala – and...
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Gallery walkabout: Beyoğlu part 2
On part two of our Beyoğlu walk we visit some museums and galleries hosting truly exceptional shows. İnci Eviner, ‘Off the mirror’, 2015, 3-channel HD video, 5.1 surround sound, 6’, loop, video still,...
View ArticleOlympia beckons
For those with happy memories of the glory days of the Hali Fair at Olympia, it is good to see the venerable rug magazine HALI making a return to the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair this...
View ArticleIMAGES V conference: Images of (Cultural) Values
The IMAGES conference is back for its fifth edition and will take place at a venue in Beyoğlu this year. Developed by Veronika Bernard, an associate professor at the Department of German Language and...
View ArticleDoco sheds light on Istanbul’s activist youth
In 2013, the revered pop culture/music channel MTV launched a new series of documentaries, entitled Rebel Music. The idea behind the series was to highlight stories of young fearless musicians and...
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Gallery walkabout: Nişantaşı
We are in fashionable Nişantaşı for a gallery walk spanning mostly solo shows, with a concentration on works concerned with nature, animals and – more unusually – mathematics. This will be the last...
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An extraordinary portfolio
At HALI at the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair – taking place between June 18 and 28 – Cornucopia will unveil an extraordinary ethnographical portfolio published by Annette and Volker...
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A master observer
Istanbul Modern’s partial retrospective of one of Turkey’s greatest modern artists is as bold as the man himself. Works comprising paintings, sketches, sculptures and ceramics from the past 50 odd...
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Gallery walkabout: Beşiktaş
We are in Beşiktaş for our gallery walk this week, where an even mix of group and solo shows display (mostly) mixed-media works. There’s also a concentration on affordable art this week, so if you...
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Number games in Nancy
The International conference Science & You 2015 is a gathering of 1,000 scholars, researchers and science communicators from 50 countries, hosted this year by the French city of Nancy, and...
View ArticleNews for arts practitioners
The American Turkish Society (ATS) is now accepting submissions for two excellent funding opportunities/awards for artists/those working in the arts. Young photographers can apply for the 2015 Young...
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Beauty simply is
Defining Beauty, the British Museum’s memorable exploration of the body in ancient Greek art, runs until July 5. With 150 objects, including six of the BM’s own Parthenon pieces in magnificent close...
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From requiem to serenade?
It was with angst that we awaited the elections. For those who care about the environment and heritage (and read Cornucopia 52), the future of the Bosphorus was disappearing on a Yeniköy–Beykoz dolmuş...
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