My father used to take me to the theatre. Along with my father’s classmate, Uncle Hüdai Yaramanoğlu, a sales inspector with us but a playwright at heart, we would visit different stages and were sometimes even welcomed backstage. I still remember how, at Gazanfer Özcan’s theatre, the husband-and-wife actors noticed us in the audience and […]
The Myth of “No Great Women Artists”: What Really Lies Behind It Today, I begin by revisiting Linda Nochlin’s influential book “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”, whose latest edition was published in 2022. The rise of the women’s movement, most recently visible during Türkiye’s local elections, prompted me to delve deeper into […]
ART AND POWER IN THE DIGITAL AGE Let’s dive into the world of art. Recently, we have explored business, travel, political history, and technology. Now it is time to shift our focus back to art. The book we are discussing is “Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital Age” (*) by Farah Nayeri. In her […]
Yes, I first visited Rome in 1968. And now, in 2025, I’ve had the opportunity to return, this time, not just to see the city, but to be part of something meaningful. I want to talk about artist Ahmet Güneştekin’s solo exhibition at GNAMC, the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome. While […]
Pablo Picasso’s admiration for Islamic calligraphy left a profound impact on his artistic world. Despite his Spanish roots and the cultural heritage of Andalusia, he discovered Islamic art later in life, but studied it with deep respect. As İbrahim Kalın notes in his book Under the Celestial Dome, Picasso was fascinated by the concepts of […]
THE HOME OF TIMELESS ART: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (THE MET) Overview of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down for an enjoyable interview with Gila Benmayor at Yıldız Holding’s Çamlıca Campus (https://www.ekonomim.com/kose-yazisi/murat-ulker-koleksiyoner-degilim-sadece-ev-sahipligi-yapiyorum/745041). In our conversation, we touched upon a range of topics, including how art serves as […]
CAN THERE BE ART WHERE THERE IS UGLINESS? The book, “Introduction to Concepts in Art” (“Sanat Kavramlarına Giriş”), offers a clear and neat account for those who are interested in art and wish to learn about it. It is derived from the “Aesthetics and Introduction to Art” lectures Prof. Dr. Ayla Ersoy gave at Marmara […]
At Yıldız Holding we have our collection available to everyone, every time. So in our pladis HQ we have our pieces of modern Turkish art collection by internationally known Turkish artists. The surroundings of the campus are also quite beautiful, I took a few pictures and videos for you. A serene garden with a lotus […]
Dubai’s New Icon: The Museum of the Future! The Museum of the Future, the new icon of Dubai! The museum, which is a marvel of technology and architecture, speaks volumes, even with its name. The people of this country, who aim to bring together the most highly qualified scientists in their field, throughout the world, […]
