From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul
From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul - Photographs of the Rumeli Shore of the Bosphorus from the mid XIXth Century to XX Century is comprised of the works by photography masters who practiced their art in Istanbul from the end of the 19th to the early years of the 20th century.
This is a unique selection from The Suna and İnan Kıraç Collection of Old Istanbul photographs reveal the magnificent structures, the daily life and the intriguing personalities of an Istanbul of the past. Istanbul has evolved into an industrial city and an enormous metropolis: its silhouette, architecture, vehicles, bridges, quays, streets and public spaces have attained an entirely different appearance. Masters such as James Robertson, Félice Beato, Pascal Sébah, Polycarpe Joaillier, Abdullah Brothers, Guillame Breggren, Bogos Tarkulyan, Mihran İranian and Gülmez Brothers, not only document the nostalgic images of the city during their time, but also will be taking us along a pleasant journey through photographs taken with the difficult and onerous techniques of the time. The exhibition can be viewed between January 21 to April 1, 2012.
Sultans, Merchants, Painters
Pera Museum in collaboration with the Amsterdam Museum is organizing an exhibition exploring the commencement of four hundred years of fruitful cooperation between Turkey and the Netherlands.
It was on 14 March 1612 during the ruling of the Ottoman Empire that the first Ambassador of Dutch Republic, Cornelis Haga, arrived in Constantinople. The year 2012 marks the four hundredth year of this diplomatic relations. In collaboration with several other leading partners, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Nationaal Archief in The Hague and Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the exhibition aims to spread knowledge about historical and contemporary links between Amsterdam and Istanbul. The exhibition explores the historical and contemporary relations between two world cities and through these cities, implicitly also the two countries. ‘Pioneers’ and ‘image (-forming)’ are among the prominent themes. The exhibition is not intended as a complete survey of four centuries of diplomatic ties, but rather provides an attractive insight into the historical ties between Amsterdam and Istanbul, from 1612 to the present day. The exhibition is historical and social in approach, yet it also features important art works as well. A key section of the exhibition is a reconstruction of the Levantse Handel (Levant Trade) chamber that was based in the Town Hall (Palace on Dam Square) from the early 17th to early 19th century. A detailed inventory exists of the paintings and charts that were displayed on the walls of this powerful commercial office in Amsterdam. Many of these items, including an extensive series of portraits by Vanmour, from the collection of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum will also be exhibited.
Dream and Reality– Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey
With the exhibition "Dream and Reality– Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey", İstanbul Modern aims to put on the agenda Turkey’s social and cultural transformation via the work of women artists.
The exhibition, which is also like a summary of modern and contemporary Turkish art, links 74 artists, including pioneering women artists the lives and productions about which we know little and whose names are almost forgotten; the rediscovered moderns; and women artists who for the last four decades have been shaping the contemporary art scene with their intellectual attitude and practical actions. The exhibition takes its title from the 1891 novel “Dream and Reality” coauthored by Fatma Aliye and Ahmet Midhat. As a romance novel the two-part book features many of the period’s symbolic characteristics; the first part called dream was written by Fatma Aliye and the part laying emphasis on reality by Ahmet Midhat. Fatma Aliye is featured on the cover of the novel with the penname “A Woman,” only indicating her gender, whereas the author of reality is male. The exhibition can be viewed until January 22nd, 2012.
MFÖ
As one of the oldest and most important band, MFÖ, has a really important place in Turkish pop music history.
After the meeting of Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in 1966, they released an album called "Türküz Türkü Çağırırız" in 1971 and in same year with the attendance of Özkan Uğur, their 40 years of togetherness has begun. On mid 70's they broadcasted the first video of Turkey with the song "Heyecanlı çok Heyecanlıyım" as İpucu 5. MFÖ made its first peak in 1984 with the album "Ele Güne Karşı". The song has the same name with the album has been chosen the song of the year. After that, the albums that they released as follows; “Peki Peki Anladık” (1985), “Vak The Rock” (1986), “No Problem” (1987), “Best of MFÖ” (1989), “Geldiler” (1990), “Agannaga” (1992) and “Dönmem Yolundan” (1992) and in 1995 “M.V.A.B” with its rock sound. MFÖ also presented Turkey two times, 1985 and 1988, in Eurovision song contest. Besides their works as MFÖ, the band members kept continuing their solo careers in many areas, such as, cinema, theater advertisements, TV series. Their collection album was released in September, 2003 and their brand new album "AGU" was released at the beginning of 2006.
Jay Jay Johanson
Jay Jay Johanson With his hypnotizing, jazzy and tripy vocal Jay-Jay Johanson will sing his latest album Dilemma at Ghetto
Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his easily recognizable melancolic vocals and deep lyrics, Jay-Jay Johanson is back with his brand new album "Spellbound". He's been generally considered as jazz and trip-hop genre until he deliberately switched his sound to a more electroclash-oriented direction with the 2003 release "Antenna", which featured one of his best known hits, "On The Radio". In 2007, Jay-Jay released "The Long Term Physical Effects Are Not Yet Known" and in January 2008 he released "Self-Portrait. When he started school at age 7, Jay-Jay was considered to be a significant talent. He mastered the piano, clarinet and saxophone and later even started a punk group with his friends, named "May Tuck". Already a seasoned punk performer with a serious collection of comics and confections, at 15, Jay-Jay began to explore jazz more seriously.
Salvador Dali Exhibition
Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, in cooperation with the InArtis and Kült, hosts one of the 20th century’s most important artists and representative of the Surrealist movement Salvador Dali with 121 works consisting of "Divine Comedy" print series, Surrealism Years series and Gala series.
The Salvador Dali print series Divine Comedy originates in plans by the Italian government to honor the 700th birthday of the Italian poet Dante Alighiere in the beginning of 50's. Although the project was later dropped in Italy, Dali strove to see its completion. In the late 1950s Dali met the French publisher, Joseph Foret, who had issue Dali's series of lithographs for Cervantes's Don Quixote in 1957-1958. After viewing a group of the watercolors for The Divine Comedy at Dali's studio, Foret enthusiastically set out to find support for the creation of The Divine Comedy. The series consists of 100 prints - one print for each canto plus one cover print. The prints were produced as wood engravings in the years 1959 to 1963 in Paris, commissioned by Joseph Foret. For the series of the Divine Comedy 3,500 blocks were carved by two professional carvers. The exhibition can be viewed between December 23, 2011 and February 26, 2012.
Monica Molina
İş Sanat is hosting Mediterranean singer, Monica Molina, a distinct and unique voice that captures a huge fan base all over the world. Coming from an artistic family, Molina is the daughter of legendary Spanish singer Antonio Molina.
Her heart-warming, a little melancholic, a little hope-giving but always romantic voice brings along a breeze of love to all the listeners around the world. With her four albums, Tu Despidada, Vuelo, De Cal y Arena and A Vida, Molina gained an important place within the world music scene. With every album released in Spain, reaching “platinum” sale status, Molina received many awards as well as a Latin Grammy Nomination. She realized the photo shooting of her album Autorretrato, a collection of her best songs, in Istanbul and conveyed the beauty of Bosporus and the country to the world. In her last project, also featuring her father’s legendary songs, Molina continues to reach her listeners with a breeze of love songs. The most beautiful Mediterranean songs that Molina will sing at İş Sanat will warm your heart in cold February.
Opus Amadeus Chamber Music Festival
The festival which takes place between March 7-29 will present Austrian and Hungarian baroque programmes.
