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In anticipation of his participation at the ‘74Escape STORE & GALLERY in Bodrum, we had the pleasure of visiting Mesut Öztürk ’s studio on the Asian side of Istanbul to view some of his ceramic works in progress, and hear more about his practice. Rather than a wheel, Mesut Öztürk produces his ceramics using the
Here’s a curated ’74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. From the first ’74Escape Playlist curated by Demet Müftüoğlu-Eşeli, and our favorite Wim Wenders feature to our photography spotlight Jacques Henri Lartigue, and newly opened MONUMENTS NOW exhibition in New York City. LISTEN: ’74Escape Playlist #1 by Demet Müftüoğlu-Eşeli
In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, Trajal Harrell, the American dancer and choreographer, talks to Shwetal A. Patel about how the lockdown has influenced his working practices and ideas. Harrell also discusses his childhood in Georgia and how he ended up at Yale, as well as his epic series entitled “Twenty
Here’s your curated weekly ’74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. From Beyoncé’s new visual album and Cao Fei’s new exhibition at Serpentine Gallery to our film pick Midnight Express by the late Alan Parker. Enjoy your ’74Picks! LISTEN: Black is King by Beyoncé The soundtrack companion to The
Fashion illustrator and painter Laura Gulshani creates vibrant, expressive and joyful artworks, collaborating with some of the best of the fashion world. Some of her clients include Chanel, Burberry, Guerlain, Missoni, Adidas and Escada, as well as publications such as Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, Vanity Fair Italy, British Vogue and Marie Claire.
Here’s your curated weekly ’74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. From Brian & Roger Eno’s new album and Anish Kapoor’s new exhibition at Houghton Hall to our documentary pick Human and the Cassi Namoda episode of The Greatest Women Artist Podcast. Enjoy your ’74Picks! LISTEN: Brian Eno & Roger
Magdalena Wosinska’s California aesthetic invites us to a world of her own- raw, timeless, and free. Growing around the skate culture in the USA, her early works feature the documentation of the lives of her close friends and alternative music scenes. Brimming with the energy of endless summers, Magdalena’s maturing style is vibrant and edgy.
The newly opened ‘74Escape Gallery & Store highlights the works of Turkish contemporary ceramic artists and designers while presenting a journey into our culture.The creative contemporary scene in Turkey –both in design and art– has been bustling for quite some time now. Both up and coming young artists and established names produce works that usually
Here’s a curated weekly ’74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. From Nick Cave’s exclusive digital concert and Werner Herzog’s new feature to our favorite titles and newly opened ‘74Escape Gallery & Store in Bodrum! LISTEN: Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace Watch Nick Cave perform solo
In this episode of Art on the Verge, Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Bryce Wolkowitz and award-winning art historian, Founder & Chief Curator of Artmuse and Artmuse Selects Natasha Schlesinger discuss the joyful experience of seeing art, the power of social media in the art business, how virtual and physical experience should
For SEVENTYFOUR’S first new STUDIO VISITS feature, we were invited into the quarantine
Amanda Wall is an American artist who was born in Oregon, and now lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She is a self-taught painter, who’s vivid figurative work portrays human form in domestic scenarios, bordering on a surrealist lens.
Demet Müftüoğlu Eşeli is the co-founder and creative head of ISTANBUL’74, the international IST. Arts & Culture Festival, ‘74STUDIO and ’74Escape. Born in Istanbul, Demet spent many years in New York City, before returning to her home city to establish her own creative initiatives.
A brand new ‘New Normal’ is upon us. By ‘us’ I mean Madrid, where I live, in particular, and humankind in general. A New Normal which, as opposed to its earlier reiterations (2008 and 2012, anyone?), will have an equally immense impact not only in the future of global economics but also in our overall
Born in Istanbul. Kezban Arca Batibeki graduated from The Fine Arts Faculty of Istanbul Marmara University’s Graphic Arts Department. She worked for the best art and women magazines in Turkey as an illustrator, designed book covers, children books and movie posters. She created an animation film for Swedish State TV and worked as a production
Fascinated by the blend of art with various disciplines and out-of-the-box forms of display, Bryce Wolkowitz, Founder of Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in New York, dedicated his career to support an array of innovative and multi-disciplinary practices on art. ‘74 Co-Founder Demet Muftuoglu Eseli asked Wolkowitz how he got involved in the field of public art,
How Gozde Ilkin got started… When I was in college, there were certain rules. I was in the painting department and there you were only supposed to paint with paints but I also attended the carpet atelier where you can be interested in many other things such as classical weaving. During that phase I started
Angel Otero is a Puerto Rico born contemporary visual artist specializing in painting. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. 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
The young and talented artist, Zeynep Solakoglu, lives and works in her apartment in Topağacı, where one would not expect such an artsy “inn” would exist. Her choice of bright colours both in her works and in her decoration taste gives one a feeling of being in a playground. Starting to draw and paint at
We paid a visit to the studio of young multi-disciplinary artist Zeynep Birced, located in Galatasaray. Her modest atelier mirrors her effortless eclectic taste, and her similarly varied work. Birced confessed she works best in there when she invites other artists to work in the studio, in order to create a collective atmosphere of concentrated
Our latest contribution from Sleek Magazine Berlin. Painting in three dimensions while reframing art history. Given that she usually works in series of six or seven, it comes as no surprise that Eva Berendes’ two most recent works are named after days of the week – “Untitled (Monday & Tuesday)”, 2013. “I tend to do
Our visit is to our beloved friend Serdar Gulgun’s mansion in the Asian side in Çengelköy, situated right on the Bosphorus. Serdar, for those of you who have’t heard about him, is somewhat of a renaissance man who carries the grace of a nobleman. He is an interior designer, collector of Ottoman art as well
Marit Ostberg is a filmmaker and visual artist from Sweden. Her visual world has been described as uncompromising – uncompromisingly current and uncompromisingly sexy. How did you start directing queer feminist porn?I was asked to make a short porn for the Swedish feminist-porn-DVD compilation called “Dirty Diaries”. I was excited to do something that I
Canadian photographer Andrew B. Myers is based in New York City. He has collaborated with many brands and publications such as American Express, Airbnb, Apple, Vogue, Google, Time magazine, GQ and The New Yorker. Source Let’s jump straight into the conversation; what are you focused on nowadays?Right now I’m focused on settling into New York life and trying
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