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Reasons for Optimism in Istanbul's Art World
The new generation of artists and curators is eager to explore alternative organizations and to tackle current social inequalities and issues.
Serkan Taycan
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The Artist Walking Between Two Seas in Istanbul
For years, artist Serkan Taycan has documented a nearly 40-mile route through the outskirts of Istanbul, which traverses rarely seen landscapes. He facilitates walks through the area, now at risk due to a proposed shipping canal.
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Mapping Gentrification and Urban Resistance in Istanbul
ROME — "Urbanization has always been a class phenomenon of some sort," David Harvey writes in Rebel Cities.