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Falling for Byzantium
Nicka, Mr. No, Nicholas... Such were the various names given to the enigmatic Nicholas V Artamonoff, the son of White Russian émigrés and a student at Robert College in the 1920s. During his 25 years...
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What appeared to be a cousin of this chap (photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) dropped by for tea in Yeniköy yesterday. Perfectly good manners. Enjoyed a walnut. Could any reader explain what on...
View ArticleHanging loose in Alaçatı
With 41 world titles to his name, the Danish-Dutch-born Bjørn Dunkerbeck (left) is an icon of the windsurfing world, and one of the most successful professional athletes alive. He was among the galaxy...
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In motorway eden
Nihat Gökyiğit (photographed here by Kenan Kaya) is a hero of Cornucopia's, so it was good to see an FT tribute to the 88-year-old Turkish industrialist and philanthropist this weekend. In Istanbul...
View ArticleTANAS says goodbye
The Cornucopia Arts Diary desk received news this week that art space TANAS will close its doors for good on November 3 at the end of the forthcoming exhibition The Unanswered Question. Iskele 2,...
View ArticleBack to the walls
Tense times for those watching developments on the Yedikule gardens front. Much seems to depend on whether the Greek community decides to abandon 1500 odd years of history for a couple of flats. A...
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Rainbow’s end?
When Hüseyin Çelikel, a 64-year old shopkeeper, set out to paint the steps leading from Fındıklı to Cihangir last week, all he wanted to do was to brighten up people's day and ‘make them smile’. At...
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Pitching an important cause
The bid to save the ‘lungs of Istanbul’ – the city’s northern forests – continues. An initiative calling itself the ‘Northern Forest Defence’ is organising a two-day camp this weekend (September 7 and...
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Student power
Pera Museum is hosting selected works from the workshops of the 6th International Student Triennial in collaboration with Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts between August 6 and September 22,...
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Some good, old-fashioned advice
A small but attentive group gathered in the beautiful bostan (garden) behind the Belgrade Church in Yedikule (above) last Sunday (September 1) to hear a talk on 16th-century remedies for ailing plants...
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Access all areas
Anticipation is always high as the Istanbul Biennial approaches but with the recent events that have taken place in Turkey, the anticipation for this year’s Biennial is at fever pitch. When the...
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Gallery walkabout
Art lovers are eagerly anticipating the 13th Istanbul Biennial to open on September 14, but in the meantime, there is a plethora of exciting new shows (big and small) opening in Istanbul's galleries....
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13th Istanbul Biennial highlights
After months of secrecy about its venues and participating artists, the 13th Istanbul Biennial opened to the public last weekend. Exploring such ideas as freedom of expression in the public domain,...
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Gallery walkabout: The best of Beşiktaş
High culture is about to come to busy Beşiktaş, when the Naval Museum opens in October, but until recently it wasn’t even remotely associated with an art scene. The Biennial still seems a long way...
View ArticleBoğaziçi University to host international thinkers and artists
Boğaziçi University – originally founded as Robert College in 1863 by a missionary, Cyrus Hamlin, and a businessman, Christopher R Robert – is celebrating it's 150th birthday by hosting international...
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Friend or Foe? The Ottoman Empire and Europe
On October 24 the Orient-Institut in Cihangir was packed with an enthusiastic audience ready to hear the historian Dr Philip Mansel talk about the economic, political and cultural alliances that...
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Three faces of Republic Day
11:30 am. The sound of drums reverberated through the hills of Üsküdar's Kuzguncuk neighbourhood as a children’s band, comprised mostly of girls in white pleated skirts, red polo shirts and high-top...
View ArticleFrieze: tortured but lucrative
Cornucopia was honoured to be invited to this year’s Frieze Art Fair and its sibling, Frieze Masters. London’s megafair was as shiny and glitzy as ever, provoking a flurry of newspaper articles and...
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Art Istanbul
The biggest week for contemporary art in Istanbul has landed, with the launch this Thursday of the city's most important and exciting art fair, Contemporary Istanbul. Meanwhile, the accompanying...
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Emotive Heritage
On Thursday November 21 Alessandra Ricci will give a timely lecture at Rutgers University in New Jersey that will explore what became of the Byzantine archaeological heritage that French architect and...
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