RECOMMENDED BY THE EDITOR
Before you visit the exhibition, we recommend that you read the novelentitled Amat, by İhsan Oktay Anar, which describes the story of an Ottoman galleon that departed from Istanbul.
“The Logbook of the Ottoman Navy: Ships, Legends, Sailors,” the exhibition that has opened in the Pera Museum, throws light on a history that extends from the 16th century Ottoman galley to the Yavuz battlecruiser and the transition from a traditional understanding of seafaring to modern seafaring methods.
The imprint of the ships in Ottoman seafaring history, the battles they were engaged in and the heroes who became legendary in these battles are on display at the Pera Museum and Istanbul Research Institute until 4 October. Curated by Ekrem Işın, the exhibition brings to light galiots, galleons, battlecruisers–the mythological gods of modern times–seamen’s legends transmitted from generation to generation and heroes, each of which constituted a different story. They witnessed journeys and experiences of a lifetime into the unknown which have left the Ottoman imprint on the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Exhibitions of the Navy Commanders who ruled the Ottoman Navy, Ministers of the Navy during the Tanzimat period and naval maps are on display in the Istanbul Research Institute exhibition halls, constituting the most impressive documents of this historical period.,
CHOICE OF THE EDITOR SUMMER EXHIBITIONS
İstanbul
• New Works, New Horizons: Istanbul Modern – open until 30 August
• “Oil Wrestling, a 648 year old tradition” exhibition: French Cultural Centre - open until 29 August
• “Track08” Exhibition:Santralistanbul - until16 August
• “Silent Witnesses from the Neolithic Age to the Seljuk Period” exhibition:Rezan Has Museum Art Gallery – open until 31 December
• “Summer Exhibition” painting exhibition:Beyoğlu Akademililer Arts Centre – open until 15 August
Ankara • “Summer Exhibition”: Atlas Art Gallery - open until10 September İzmir • Müjgan Özaya Yılmaz’s painting exhibition: Çınla Şeker’s original digital prints – İş Sanat - open until the end of September
FROM THE WORLD Londra / Tate Modern
• A Mirror of Modern Life:“The Centenary of Futurism”: In honor of the centenary of Futurism, Tate Modern hosts an exhibition consisting of works by the most important masters of the movement, such as Picasso, Braque, Leger, Malevich, Duchamp, etc and information on that period (Open until 20 September).
• Per Kirkeby:Many works thatthis artist of Danish origin created--drawing inspiration from the pop art of the 1960s--as well as his most recent paintings and video works are on display in this exhibition (Open until 6 September).
New York Londra / Tate Modern
• An avant-garde pioneer: James Ensor – MOMA displays around 120 works by James Ensor, a pioneering artist of avant-garde Belgian art, for the enjoyment of art lovers (Open until 21 September).
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