WHAT IF?
Elusive art critic Trexit Salvador chooses 30 questions to interrogate the art community in Turkey and reveal his love for the world of art on the sly.
ÇETİN CEM YILMAZ
The music and popular culture publication Çekme Kaset, which began its journey as a blog in the 2000s, later reached its dedicated audience through a column in Blue Jean magazine, a radio…
AN ODE TO EXTRAORDINARY DESIGN
As the emerging destination for design aficionados from all over the world, 1stDibs offers a universe of beautiful things regardless of period and style. We talk to Anthony Barzilay…
HÜSEYİN AKSOY – A curious soul that flows like a river
I find myself in a living room where soft afternoon sun pours through the windows onto the wooden floor. The walls are covered with unusual but somewhat familiar cities cut out of paper…
MY HOUSE IS MY SHELL
“My house is my shell, and when I’m in my shell, I feel safe,” says the Turkish actress Serenay Sarıkaya (@serenayss).
“DON’T DESTROY, COMPLAIN, OR GIVE UP!”
I have walked through the gates of a historic mansion into a garden dotted with trees. I feel far from the chaos of the Çengelköy neighbourhood in Istanbul. After a warm welcome from the…
LET TIME RUN ITS COURSE
The 9th Çanakkale Biennial, under the theme "Let Time Run its Course", addresses digital technologies, environmental sustainability and cultural heritage. With the participation of over…
LURKING IN THE SHADOWS
Built by the architect Constantin Pappa of Greek origin in Istanbul’s Harbiye-Elmadağ-Taksim triangle during the early 1900s, the Arif Paşa Apartment is a large building that has managed…
A.I ART TAKES STAGE AT DATALAND
Refik Anadol's visionary museum project, set to open in late 2025 in downtown Los Angeles, marks a groundbreaking fusion of human creativity and A.I. Positioned among prestigious art…
A 1500-YEAR-OLD RELIC
The renovation project of the Monastery of Stoudios promises to shed more light on Istanbul’s rich history. Archaeologist and art historian Murat Sav, who is in charge of its restoration,…
SCENES FROM DOWN UNDER
We are thrilled to announce that Sanayi313 designs are currently on view in the Sirius Penthouse - a curated gallery display overlooking one of the world’s most renowned harbour cities –…
HIROSHI SUGIMOTO – On Looking and Seeing
Hiroshi Sugimoto is an artist who uses the frame to reflect what is happening in his inner world instead of capturing what is happening around him. He seems to take photographs without…
AUTUMN ART EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
Autumn marks a busy time in the art city’s art scene. As September draws closer, art galleries start unveiling their exhibition programs, promising to bring a big smile to the faces of…
AN ENCHANTING BREAK AT ISTANBUL AIRPORT
Located in the Istanbul Airport International Terminal, one of the busiest transport hubs in Europe, at an unavoidable location for both departing and arriving passengers, Sanayi313’s…
ART, VISION and PEACE
Erol Tabanca is a co-founder of one of the largest construction companies in Turkey and also the mastermind of the Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM) in Eskişehir. We had an intriguing…
SIX HIDDEN GEMS OF THE AEGEAN
Nowhere is the sea bluer, clearer, and cooler than the Aegean. It is on the bucket list of seafarers from all over the world. That is how special it is. We investigate where these people…