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A Major Private Museum Anchors on the Bosporus
Borusan Contemporary, the brainchild of collector Ahmet Kocabıyık, Borusan Holding's chairman, opened on Sept. 17, the same day as the 12th Istanbul Biennial. Housed in the castlelike, 100-year-old Yusuf Ziya Paşa Mansion, which faces the Bosporus in Istanbul's Rumelihisari district, the Perili Köşk ("Fairy Mansion" or "Haunted Mansion") is also the headquarters of the company, a Turkish steel and energy conglomerate.
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Jerusalem's Open Season
Earlier this summer, the Jerusalem Season of Culture (JSOC) launched at venues throughout the city, a sign that Jerusalem, not known for its avant-gardism, is now a go-to spot for culture. Itay Mautner, JSOC's artistic co-director, told A.i.A. that the festival, which ran May 18–July 31, aims to present a city that is "much more than the two narratives of religious conflict and political conflict that the world associates with it."Read More
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Collage and acrylic on paper, thread, string, plastic lid
48 x 30 ¼ in.
