Art

The Three-Legged Cat—Istanbul’s 18th Biennale

The Three-Legged Cat—Istanbul’s 18th Biennale

Amidst a society in turmoil, and the city's mayor in jail, the 18th Istanbul Biennial resonates with the...

14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Nat Muller
On Identity—Ayşegül Savaş’ Long Distance

On Identity—Ayşegül Savaş’ Long Distance

Rome-based filmmaker Amy Omar explores the short stories of a Turkish writer living in Paris who turns cities...

7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amy Omar
On Bilgé, Time Arrows, and the Indigenous Turn

On Bilgé, Time Arrows, and the Indigenous Turn

In the Global South, abstraction connects with modernism and evades censorship. Could it be a powerful way to...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
September World Picks from the Editors

September World Picks from the Editors

Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, concerts and several new recommended books for September to add to your reading list.

29 AUGUST 2025 • By TMR
Kaynuna: Interview with Mohammad Kassem on Kuwait’s Pavilion

Kaynuna: Interview with Mohammad Kassem on Kuwait’s Pavilion

A conversation with Mohammad Kassem, co-curator of the Kuwait Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.

1 AUGUST 2025 • By Georgina Van Welie
Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

As planet temperatures rise, architects in the Middle East eschew Western fixes and revitalize local solutions.

1 AUGUST 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Taqi Spateen Paints Palestine Museum Mural of Aaron Bushnell

Taqi Spateen Paints Palestine Museum Mural of Aaron Bushnell

Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. serviceman who self-immolated to protest the genocide in Gaza, has become a modern Palestinian...

11 JULY 2025 • By Hadani Ditmars
Repression and Resistance in the Work of Artist Ateş Alpar

Repression and Resistance in the Work of Artist Ateş Alpar

Defying a pervasive climate of self-censorship in Turkey, Kurdish artist Ateş Alpar grapples with cultural assimilation, historical erasure...

27 JUNE 2025 • By Jennifer Hattam
July World Picks from the Editors

July World Picks from the Editors

Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, and concerts … TMR World Picks run the gamut … 

27 JUNE 2025 • By TMR
Iraq’s Kurdish Genocide and Three Wars: Artists Osman Ahmed & Fakher Mohammed

Iraq’s Kurdish Genocide and Three Wars: Artists Osman Ahmed & Fakher Mohammed

A joint Arab/Kurdish exhibition at Baghdad’s The Gallery showcased how the nation’s two solitudes can unite through art.

6 JUNE 2025 • By Hadani Ditmars
Victorious Decolonization in the Work of Joyce Joumaa

Victorious Decolonization in the Work of Joyce Joumaa

Lebanese Canadian writer and visual artist Joyce Joumaa’s videos demonstrate that the colonized are not passive recipients of...

6 JUNE 2025 • By Aidan Simardone
About to Erupt: A Snapshot of Contemporary Art in Istanbul

About to Erupt: A Snapshot of Contemporary Art in Istanbul

Naima Morelli explores Istanbul’s art scene, discovering its underground energy at a gallery, art fair, and museum retrospective.

6 JUNE 2025 • By Naima Morelli
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