Summer has gone by. Considering the amazing exhibitions held this summer, it is hard to say the city has put art on hold. Here is a favourite bunch! More to come in the fall! Istanbul awaits Istanbul Biennial and Contemporary Istanbul in September...
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SALT Galata
One of those places that makes me feel at home...Some of my friends know where to find me if I have disappeared for a while: No, it is not a guest house on the Aegean, it is a library in the city. I am talking about SALT Galata! Adorable building...
We all know Istanbul is no flat Dutch city... This is the legendary city with seven hills, at least the historical peninsula. Though I wish it were flat for it would make cycling a part of our urban life here. What a relief would it be...
The transition from the Arabic alphabet to the Latin one, the disconnection from the Ottoman past with the foundation of the Republic, and turning to the West -whilst being located right in the Middle East- have no doubt resulted in casualties, one of which...