Prof. Dr. Ali Akay was born in Istanbul in 1957. He studied sociology, philosophy and politics at Paris VIII University, and graduated in 1979. He completed his doctoral degree in philosophy at his alma mater in 1986. Akay has taught at the Sociology Department of Mimar Sinan University. He received a title of Associate Professor
Gilles Peterson is a broadcaster, DJ and record collector who’s played a pivotal role in supporting forward-thinking underground music in the UK and beyond over the past three decades. He hosts weekly primetime Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 6 Music that’s one of the broadcaster’s most popular music shows, helms independent record label Brownswood
A graduate of French Language and Literature from Hacettepe University, Done Otyam also attended art courses in Bilkent and Hacettepe Universities. She founded Abitus and Zon galleries, she has also been the director of various other galleries and opened many exhibitions. Otyam has worked for various TV corporations as art director producing art related programs.
After completing her education; including St. George’s Austrian High School, Koc University and UC Berkeley, Zeynep Moroglu took part in variety of financial institutions in Turkey and abroad. Zeynep Moroglu started in the food and beverage sector in 2004 as the cofounder of the brand “biriki” and she went back to San Francisco to study
Waris Ahluwalia is an Indian-American Jewelry Designer and Actor. He immigrated with his family to the United States at the age of five, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He is based in New York City but has also lived in Los Angeles and travels frequently to Rome, Tokyo and Rajasthan, India, where most
Tugberk Selcuk ‘s first solo show, “Tobe Nuts”, will be shown at Siyah Beyaz Gallery from September 28th until October 17th. Here are his As to our Qs! When are you happiest?When i see the completion of something. What motivates you?Ideas. Which city or cities are centers of creativity and inspiration for you?Any city where
Serra Behar is an Instillation Artist and Sculpture who’s work carries themes that challenge belief systems by exploring the physical and metaphysical body in both humans and animal. By employing different techniques and mediums, she raises questions on ethics, freedom, survival, body, mind and thought. Serra Behar uses material such as silicon, polyester resin and “electronic junk”, papier
Born and lived in London, Sinem Yoruk studied Media Arts (BA) and Management Studies (Bsc) at Royal Holloway University of London. After graduating Sinem Yoruk went into media and event coordination in the field of Film and TV. Several years later she joined the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation in Istanbul where she was in charge of
Following his graduation from the Saint Martins School of Art in 1979, Stephen Jones gained initial reputation for his work in the music industry through his collaborations with Boy George, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet. Today, with numerous collaborations with some of the world’s top designers, he is considered one of the most radical and
The editor and the presenter of “Hayatım Sinema“ TV programme, Muammer Brav is a graduate of Istanbul University Department of Economics and has a PhD in industrial design. While still studying, he has coordinated Istanbul Film Festival for six years. Muammer Brav ’s interviews are being published in various magazines and newspapers, alongside his movie
Bora Akinciturk was born in Ankara, Turkey– funnily enough, the region where a vernacular representation of the Sphinx, dated 9,500 BC, is believed to be found. Although very specific on a geographical basis, this is not the central link connecting Bora Akinciturk ’s work to the enigma of the Sphinx. Inserted into a realm of
Born in Istanbul, Tulug Tirpan was accepted to the Bilkent University College of Music and Performing Arts in 1989 with a full scholarship. He studied piano with Martin Berkofsky and Namik Sultanov and studied counterpoint and harmony with Sami Hatipoglu. The artists that he was influenced by and worked with are; composer Jorge Sanchez Chiong
Yesim Akdeniz ’s stunning paintings have been shown at international contemporary art institutions such as Bonn Kunstverein, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum de Paviljoens Almere, PAK Kunstverein Hamburg, Kunstverein Frankfurt and Saatchi Gallery London. The artist is graduated at the Art Academy Duesseldorf in 2002 then has participated in residency programs of de Atelier’s, Amsterdam and
Our first visit contribution from Sleek Magazine Berlin. Meet Juliette Bonneviot… She works from an apartment in Sonnenallee, but it would be more apt to consider the fibre-optic fabric of the internet as Juliette Bonneviot ’s studio – or at least the places where her ideas congregate and converge. Drifts through the plethora of images,
Mark Romanek moves adeptly between commercials, music videos and feature films. His daring, beautifully-crafted work has gained critical and commercial acclaim around the globe. “Never Let Me Go”, starring Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield was Romanek’s second feature film. He previously wrote and directed “One Hour Photo” starring Robin Williams. Romanek’s commercial work
Zoe Cassavetes grew up in Los Angeles and worked on many productions as a director, writer, producer and actress. In the 1990’s, she teamed up with friend Sofia Coppola to make the TV show High Octane, one of the first shows to be entirely shot in digital video. Zoe Cassavetes also did stints as a
Nate Lowman was born in Las Vegas in 1979. Having lived and worked in New York since obtaining a BS from NYU in 2001, he works primarily in painting, sculpture and multimedia installation, using objects and images taken from global media and American cultural sources and reconfiguring postmodern techniques of collage, appropriation, and assemblage. In
For years ruedione aka Ruediger Glatz was an active graffiti writer himself and the documentation of his works led him to photography. Ruediger Glatz says that passion, obsession and even addiction connects him to the medium and by now he exclusively uses the camera for his works. A visual expedition into a world that usually
Born in Paris, Nicolas Pol spent much of his childhood in Africa before relocating to France. He went on to earn his degree at the prestigious Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts at La Sorbonne. Following two successful solo shows at Alsopp Contemporary in London, Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld presented Pol’s work in four large-scale international exhibitions –
Isabella Icoz is of Greek origin, born in London, raised in Switzerland, educated in the United States and currently living in Istanbul. Isabella received a BA with Honors at Brown University, an MA at The George Washington University and a Post-Graduate Diploma with Merit in East Asian Art at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Isabella previously
Angel Otero is a visual artist best known for his process-based paintings. While much of his works have been influenced by memories based in photographs and other family memorabilia combined with the gestures of 20th century painting, his latest works highlights the artist’s unique process as a form of narrative in itself. Through his innovative
Arem Duplessis is the Design Director of the New York Times Magazine Division (the Sunday Magazine, Key and T magazines). He has been Design Director and Art Director at various titles, including The New York Times Magazine, Spin, GQ and Blaze. Arem Duplessis has received numerous awards from organizations such as the Society of Publication
Sandro Kopp, one of our favorite artists, was born in 1978 in Heidelberg, Germany, of New Zealand and German descent. He started drawing and painting proficiently at a very young age and his art was exhibited from early childhood on. He had his first solo exhibition when he was seven years old, his second when
In this episode of ’74PODCAST Series “How Can We All Make it into the Future?”, the vice president of brand experience with EDITION Hotels and the founder of A Hotel Life Ben Pundole talks to luxury travel writer Jordan Bishop about how the hospitality business is affected by the pandemic and what kind of changes
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