Visual arts

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has exposed "The Art of Banksy," an exhibition in Istanbul bringing together 80 works by the British street artist Banksy in an "unofficial retrospective."

A painting seized by Turkish authorities that was reported to be a stolen Picasso is a fake, the Picasso Administration, charged with managing the artist's estate, said on Feb. 1.

The organization said the canvas is a copy of a 1940 work by the great Spanish artist, "Woman Dressing Her Hair," and the original is in the hands of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has recreated the heartbreaking image of the drowned 3-year-old Syrian child, Alan Kurdi, by staging a photo of himself lying face down on a beach on Lesvos island, Greece.

Ai Weiwei closed his eyes and lay face down on a pebbled beach imitating the lifeless body of Alan who lost his life while trying to reach Greece with his family.

A rock church discovered in Burdur's ancient city of Kremna has excited researchers for providing information about unknown a previously Byzantine presence in the regionA six-gate rock church that is home to wall paintings featuring Christian icons has been unearthed in the southern province of Burdur's Bucak district. 

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said he would withdraw from two exhibitions in Denmark to protest against an asylum law passed by parliament that included rules on confiscating valuables from migrants to help pay for their stay. 

His decision is the latest in a cultural backlash against Denmark which on Jan. 26 passed the measures aimed at deterring refugees from seeking asylum. 

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei announced on Wednesday he is closing down his exhibition ”Ruptures” at Faurschou Foundation in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a protest against the new law that allows Danish authorities to seize asylum seekers’ personal valuables to pay for the cost of their staying.

Another historical church has been discovered underground during excavations in Turkey's Cappadocia region, with experts saying the frescoes inside could change the history of OrthodoxyYet another historical church has been unearthed in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia and experts are excited about its frescoes, which depict scenes hitherto unseen. 

Banksy's recent exhibition in Istanbul, 'The Art of Banksy,' came as a huge surprise with its astronomical entrance fee, live enactments of his work and celebrity guests hoping to be 'seen' in a Banksy exhibition"When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires." That's how the most famous, ever-elusive British graffiti artist and politi

The art of paper marbling has a special day of celebration all over the world thanks to artist Atilla Can, whose efforts led to marbling being added to the UNESCO listThe Turkish art of paper marbling, known as "ebru," was added to the United Nations' world cultural heritage list in 2014 as the first Turkish art recognized by UNESCO. 

A true-to-life replica of renowned Stone Age cave paintings have been replicated in three years by a group of artists as part of a projectAn army of artisans have laid down their paintbrushes, chisels and pigments after three years of painstaking work to create a true-to-life replica of renowned Stone Age cave paintings long hidden away in southwestern France.