Arts

For over four decades, an award-winning craftsman working in western Turkey has been making the world a more beautiful place one tile at a time.

The vignettes of over 14,000 cars expired in the first days of 2020.

In "Treasure Island" at the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, the respected Greek artist Manolis Charos presents previously unseen paintings and mixed-media works inspired by classical literary masterpieces, mythology and crime novels whose enduring themes remain topical to this day and whose characters - like pirates, evzones, soldiers and cowboys - represent archetypal figures.

On December 21, 2019, from 0 a.m. to 3 a.m, activities for implementing updates of the electronic system for toll collection both time-based and based on distance travelled have been scheduled. It is possible that partial delays and interruptions occur, which could hamper e-vignettes sales.   

The selfie remains one of the most preferred features on smartphones, according to a new survey of the global smartphone brand HONOR. The study makes interesting discoveries about self-culture in Europe. According to it, selfie's popularity continues to grow, with 85% of Europeans saying they are taking more selfies than ever before.

Istanbul's Uniq EXPO will bring the original works by Andy Warhol, the leading name in pop art, to Istanbul in an exhibition between Nov. 7 and March 29, 2020.

Distopya Sound Art Festival will feature sound art exhibitions, electro-music and electroacoustic concerts with the participation of nearly 20 artists between Oct 30 and Nov 3 in Istanbul.

The State Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki has organized a comprehensive exhibition on Russian avant-garde painter and designer Lyubov Popova, nicknamed the "Amazon" for her fearless spirit of adventure.

Kolyo Karamfilov's "The Invisible" work at the National Palace of Culture. The exhibition presents works from private collections as well as works not shown so far. The official opening is tonight and can be seen tomorrow by visitors.

The entrance is free.

A Banksy painting depicting the British parliament populated by chimpanzees smashed the record for the mysterious British street artist on Oct. 3, fetching nearly 9.9 million pounds, Sotheby's auction house said.