The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it? Eager to find out what impact blogging and social media could have on the dissemination of her work, Melissa Terras took all of her academic research, including papers that have been available online for years, to the web and found that her audience … Read more
Mardin Biennial invites art lovers to do a ?Double Take? on life and art The Tokmakçılar Konağı is the main venue for exhibitions in this year?s Mardin Biennial, which continues through Oct. 21 in the southeast Anatolian province of Mardin. (PHOTOS Uğur Aydın) The second Mardin Biennial is calling on both its residents and Turkey?s … Read more
The secret artistic life of a Yeşilçam bad guy Artist Banu Cennetoğlu has uncovered late actor Masist Gül?s archive, which is on display until Nov. 8 at BAS in İstanbul?s Karaköy quarter. Although most Turks would not recognize the name Masist Gül, he is nonetheless a familiar face in Turkish cinema. As an actor … Read more
Most expensive Turkish art works here in Turkish. And a newly opened mall in Ankara used this mannequin of Atatürk: ATATÜRK from ATABASE news in Turkish here.
Alain de Botton: A Week at the Airport from Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder For one week, writer Alain de Botton worked from his desk in the middle of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, and wrote a book about it, called A Week at the Airport. LIFE magazine on “LSD Art,” 1966 from Boing Boing … Read more