The second panel of the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival —IST.FESTIVAL— featured Inez & Vinoodh in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia, titled The Image is the Real: Staged Truths in a Digital Age. They explored how staged imagery and intimate portraiture blur the line between fantasy
The first panel of the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured Małgosia Bela and Marcin Masecki in conversation with Filip Niedenthal, titled MUSE: The Modern Muse Between Film and Sound. Bela and Masecki discussed the muse as an active collaborator rather than
The fifth panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured Désiré Feuerle, Manuel Rabaté, and Tricia Tuttle in conversation with Daniele Maruca, titled Sacred Realities: Curating the Invisible. Their dialogue delved into the unseen frameworks that shape perception in museums and private collections, reflecting on
The final panel of the first day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi) in conversation with Alphan Eşeli, titled Dreaming Across Worlds. Together, they reflected on creativity as a process of translation, exploring how emotion, imagination, and narrative shape new
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
The closing panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — brought together the artists of NEARNESS: A Neighborhood Exhibition, moderated by Ayla Jean Yackley. Titled What is Really Real? On NEARNESS: A Neighborhood Exhibition, the conversation reflected on how art can mirror, distort, and redefine what
Continuing on the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — Ekin Bernay came together with Maria Abramenko for a conversation titled Bodies That Remember: Performance, Ritual, and the Real. They examined the body as both instrument and archive, where memory, trauma, and transformation converge.
Later on the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL— Gaye Su Akyol came together with José Parlá for a conversation titled Consistent Fantasy is Reality. They explored how personal myth-making, aesthetic worlds, and imagination generate alternative truths, reflecting on consistent dreaming as a way
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.
15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL, featured a conversation between Stefan Sagmeister and Julia Halperin, titled Designing the Real: From Album Covers to Algorithms. They explored the relationship between design, music, and technology, revisiting iconic album covers while considering what it means to create something tangible and real
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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