…displays, theatre shows in Paris and London rose, novels were written and travel guides established. Colourful advertisment posters of travel companies show Istanbul romanticized in sunset, mostly featuring the silhouette of Sultanahmet Mosque or relaxed beauties on carpets. [widgetkit id=18777] But already making their way to magical Constantinople was a big part of the adventure. The first tourists had to choose between ship or train, when tr…
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…ffinity for the arts, left his civic live behind after a serious crisis to travel numerous parts of the world, beating his way as a street-musician and portrait painter. In Mexico he learned about the Aztecan Chinampa tradition, and it reminded him of an idea he had captured in a drawing years before: A UFO that had fallen into the sea, floating there as an abandoned piece of trash. Trees had grown on it so it looked almost like an island. Sowa se…
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…The labor „settled“ in the Golden-Horn-Area as sea trade between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea became more and more important. When population grew it was very common (along with the colonization of new land) to „overwrite“ whole quarters. That means to tear down all old buildings and built up new ones with more space as well as using bricks which cannot burn as easily as wood. Levent – The real citycenter of Istanbul According to…
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…Humanities. The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of communities in the U.S. by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation. The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency and one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States. The art critic and senior editor of Hyperallergic Jil…
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[widgetkit id=18584] Mother Earth just opened a real estate agency! Exhibition Happy Owners at Studio-X. French artist Soazic Guezennec based in Mumbai, opens an interesting real estate agency at Studio-X. The artist designs imaginary real estate architecture using utopian discourses used in real estate ads. Guezennec’s works with their poetic yet tragic images, invite us to question our perception about the city and nature. The project, which…
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…Homes in Malta in the frame of the art exhibition, “The island is what the sea surrounds” curated by Maren Richter. During the duration of the exhibition visitors can book the vehicles to spend the night in the installation. The artwork is inviting to think about the realities of forced, restricted and chosen mobility. Displacement can be caused by catastrophes like war or natural disasters. Victims are forced to leave and often restricted in thei…
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…onsibility can change lives. Photos by Mirva Helenius The Israeli Security Agency had lifted the travel-ban imposed on Khaled Jarrar. We were glad to hear that Khaled successfully crossed the border on Allenby Bridge on August 12th. So he was in Helsinki to realize the performance and instruct the volunteers personally!!! Earlier in summer 2014, Jarrar was turned back at the border on the way to his exhibition opening in the New Museum in New York…
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…is a response to this change. This year theme – „Journey Within“ reflects searching for a peace through music and culture in these turbulent times. The program of 2nd edition of the Festival consists of shows of local and international artists, who explore psychedelic music and blend it with rituals, forgotten knowledge, rhythm and groove. The festival is organized by Gulbaba Music Agency (Sounds from Istanbul) and takes place at Kargaart, Arkaod…
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…twice. It was disappointing, but gave the creatures a mythical status as I searched among the craters and spoiled earth, the overgrown earthworks and an uprooted Joseph Beuys oak tree. Somehow, I felt a terrible sadness at being in the world. It was like being in an abandoned battlefield. This is all a work by France’s Pierre Huyghe. “Live things and inanimate things, made and not made,” reads Huyghe’s description of his materials. I stand at the…
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