BERLIN.- Several days ago the conclusion in Berlin of German-Turkish expert discussions on the Hittite sphinx was reached. It has been agreed that the more than three-thousand year old sculpture which has survived only in part and which has been kept i…
Metropolitan Museum to Open 15 Renovated Galleries in November
NEW YORK, NY.- The grand reopening of a suite of 15 dramatic New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia will take place at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 1. The greatly enlarged, fre…
A Hulking Sculpture Meant to Promote Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Faces Demolition
ISTANBUL (AP).- A hulking sculpture meant to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia became an accidental emblem of their historic enmity after workers erected scaffolding towers and began to demolish it this week. Then, the mood soured furt…
Sotheby’s London Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art Realises Total of £2.3 Million
LONDON.- Sotheby’s Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art today achieved a total of £2,332,175 ($3,800,512), within pre-sale expectations (est. £2-3 million). The auction established sell-through rates of 65.7% by lot and 75.4% by value, and set 13 n…
Antik A.S. to Offer an Exceptional Auction of Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art
ISTANBUL.- Antik A.S., the leading auction house in Turkey, will offer exceptional paintings by the most important Modern & Contemporary Turkish Artists. The auction will take place on March 20, 2011 at the Swissotel the Bosphorus and will present sele…
Sotheby’s to Exhibit In Turkey Highlights From Its Forthcoming Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art
LONDON.- Sotheby’s will be staging an exhibition of highlights from its forthcoming London Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art at the Marmara Esma Sultan, Yaliçikmazi Sok No: 20, Ortaköy in Istanbul, which will be on view to the public from 1pm to 6pm o…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Turkish Art Auction to Be Headlined by Mubin Orhon Paintings
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announce that its annual Contemporary Turkish Art Auction in London on Thursday, 7th April, 2011 will this year feature an exceptional collection of paintings by the modern Turkish master, Mubin Orhon. This unique collection com…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Turkish Art Auction to Be Headlined by Mubin Orhon Paintings
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announce that its annual Contemporary Turkish Art Auction in London on Thursday, 7th April, 2011 will this year feature an exceptional collection of paintings by the modern Turkish master, Mubin Orhon. This unique collection com…
Ayse Erkmen’s New Exhibition Entitled "On Its Own" on View at Rampa, Istanbul
ISTANBUL.- Ayşe Erkmen’s new exhibition entitled “On Its Own” is on view at Rampa through March 26, 2011. A leading figure in the art world, Ayşe Erkmen, has exhibited continuously in national and international museums, art galleries and bien…
Ayse Erkmen’s New Exhibition Entitled "On Its Own" on View at Rampa, Istanbul
ISTANBUL.- Ayşe Erkmen’s new exhibition entitled “On Its Own” is on view at Rampa through March 26, 2011. A leading figure in the art world, Ayşe Erkmen, has exhibited continuously in national and international museums, art galleries and bien…