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Zehra Doğan’s Graphic Novel Details Her Harrowing Experience in Prison

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka October 28, 2020November 2, 2021

Accused of propaganda for depicting destruction by Turkish military forces, Doğan’s graphic novel about her experience is now on display for the first time.

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The Artists Who Found Inspiration in Isolation

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia March 20, 2020March 27, 2020

In the age of “social distancing,” reflecting on works by a number of artists who found themselves isolated, detained, or bed-ridden for various reasons.

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Artist Zehra Doğan Detained Following Protest at Berlin’s Pergamon Museum [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka July 18, 2019July 22, 2019

Doğan and three other artists adorned their bodies with cave paintings from Hasankeyf, an ancient Mesopotamian city, to protest its imminent destruction caused by the construction of a new dam.

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Artist and Journalist Zehra Doğan Released from Turkish Jail After Nearly Three Years

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka February 25, 2019February 27, 2019

Doğan was imprisoned for propaganda after she depicted a predominately Kurdish city destroyed by Turkish military forces in a digital painting.

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Imprisoned Kurdish Artist Pens Thank You Letter to Banksy

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber July 18, 2018July 20, 2018

Banksy posted a letter written to him by Turkish-Kurdish artist and political prisoner, Zehra Doğan.

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New Banksy Mural Speaks Out Against Turkish-Kurdish Artist’s Imprisonment

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian March 15, 2018March 16, 2018

The newest Bowery mural, a collaboration between the elusive British street artist and Borf, addresses the continued imprisonment of journalist and artist Zehra Doğan.

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A Painting and News Report Land a Turkish Artist in Prison

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney March 9, 2017

Zehra Dogan, a journalist and painter has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for making a painting that depicts the destruction of the Turkish city of Nusaybin by government forces.

Our Place: to the moon and back on a rocketship from Rome
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Our Place: to the moon and back on a rocketship from Rome

Tom Osgood’s final sculptures accompany design objects by his daughter Ravenna that celebrate domestic joys. On view at form & concept in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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