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Flavin Judd & Benjamin Paulin in conversation with Josh Hickey

The fourth panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — brought together Flavin Judd and Benjamin Paulin in conversation with Josh Hickey, titled Inheriting the Real: Legacy, Memory, and the Present. The discussion examined artistic legacies, archives, and family histories, exploring how memory can remain vital

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Lou Doillon in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia

The third panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured a conversation between Lou Doillon and Timothée Verrecchia, titled Between Song and Silence: The Fragile Real of Performance. Doillon shared her perspective as a multidimensional artist, exploring how performance and voice navigate intimacy and exposure.

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Jeff Koons in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia

Jeff Koons, alongside Timothée Verrecchia, reflected on how everyday objects can be transformed into extraordinary works of art—from mirrored balloons to monumental icons. They discussed how notions of originality and authenticity evolve in an era shaped by AI and digital reproduction, and how art continues to assert its presence in the real.

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Burçak Bingöl

Burçak Bingöl is an artist whose practice centers on processes of tracing, copying, and re-forming. Through deconstructing familiar representations, she constructs new visual configurations that challenge perceptions of cultural and personal narratives.

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Joshua Glass

Joshua Glass is a writer, editor, and creative director whose practice navigates the intersections of fashion, art, and contemporary culture.

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Kate Schelter

Kate Schelter is an artist, illustrator, designer and the author of Classic Style. She began her career at Vogue as a photographer and went on to become a fashion stylist, creative director and owner of the luxury brand consultancy that bears her name.

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Lola Montes Schnabel

Lola is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, ceramics, film, and design. Drawing from mythology, memory, and the natural world, her work evokes a deeply intuitive and spiritual sensibility.

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Josh Hickey

Writer, editor, and cultural curator Josh Hickey brings a narrative-driven approach to culture, weaving together publishing, design, and the arts.

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Nazy Nazhand

Art advisor, consultant, and writer Nazy Nazhand brings a cross-disciplinary approach to contemporary culture, creating collaborations that question systems, provoke dialogue, and reflect the urgencies of our time.

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Hillary Taymor

Hillary Taymour, founder of Collina Strada, is a New York-based fashion designer and eco-activist. Designing with intention and a playful spirit, she champions self-expression and sustainability, using primarily biodegradable, deadstock, and organic materials.

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Claudia Hilda

Artist and writer Claudia Hilda reflects on rootedness, memory, and the artistic lens through which she sees the world. From her studio in New York to childhood moments in Havana, her thoughts trace the invisible threads that connect creativity, perception, and a sense of belonging.

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Rose Chalalai Singh

Chef and creative force Rose Chalalai Singh shares her reflections on art, reality, and belonging—shaped by a life lived between Bangkok, Paris, and beyond. From her chef’s table in Paris to new projects in Tbilisi and pop-ups around the world, she offers a glimpse into the experiences and values that continue to shape her creative

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José Parlá

A lifelong explorer of memory, place, and identity, José Parlá reflects on what’s real, what defines belonging, and where art and life intersect. Rooted in Cuban heritage and based in New York, his work continues to evolve across continents—with exhibitions currently on view in Miami and Brooklyn, and soon in Tokyo.

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Episode 10: Sheila Jasanoff in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Sheila Jasanoff delves into the intricate relationship between science, society, and the natural world. She challenges the conventional view that science merely mirrors nature, arguing instead that scientific knowledge is shaped by human mediation, representation, and power dynamics. Through an exploration of how societal choices influence scientific practices and

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Episode 9: Steward Pickett in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Steward Pickett explores the dynamic relationship between cities and natural ecosystems, challenging the notion that urban environments are separate from nature. He argues that viewing cities as part of natural systems reveals the deep interconnections between human and ecological processes, urging for a more holistic approach to urban planning

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Episode 8: Eduardo Góes Neves in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Eduardo Góes Neves and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss how archaeology can be a means to understand change in human–natural systems over long timescales. Neves elaborates on the connection between ancient Amazonian societies with large-scale transformations of the natural environment. He emphasizes that what see as pristine forests are, most of

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Episode 7: Kate Soper in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Kate Soper and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the multiple meanings of Nature alongside issues related to environmental activism, feminism and the need for a cultural and economic shift towards a post-growth society and an alternative concept of hedonism. She emphasizes the need for a new political imaginary that challenges current

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Episode 6: Tania Li in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode, Gabriel Kozlowski and Tania Li discuss the concept of land and its inscription, colonization by plantation corporations, modes of distribution beyond the “proper job,” and ethnographic approaches to the practice of politics. “What is the form of life that a plantation actually sets in place? It’s not limited to the area within

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Episode 5: Jason W. Moore in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of Urban Nature, Jason W. Moore and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the concepts of nature, capitalism, and the web of life from the perspective of social construction, relations of power, and Modernity’s dualism. Moore argues that one of the most fundamental problems of Western civilization, both intellectually and politically, is the splitting between

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Episode 4: Stuart Elden in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of URBAN NATURE, Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick Stuart Elden and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about the intersections between people, place, and power, in relation to concepts such as territory, understood as a political technology, and terrain, as the physical materiality of territory. The discussion touches on

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Episode 3: Susanna Hecht in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski

In this episode of URBAN NATURE, Geographer and Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA Susanna Hecht and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the Amazon region through the lenses of political ecology. Hecht offers a panorama of the major transformations the region went through over the last century from both a local and global perspective. In the process,

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