In Conversation With Sunhee Choi, Co-Director Of Choi & Choi Gallery, On The Rise Of The South Korean Art Market
WRITTEN BY NAZLI KOK AKBAS K-pop idols are captivating global audiences, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite grossed over 258 million dollars worldwide, and this September, Frieze Seoul welcomed more than 70,000 visitors in just four days. It raises the question: Is Seoul becoming the new cultural capital of the contemporary world? The answer, increasingly, is yes. […]
Pierre Huyghe
LIFE AFTER HUMAN By Nazli Kok Akbas Few contemporary artists have redefined the exhibition experience as profoundly as French artist Pierre Huyghe. Since the 1990s, he has gradually abandoned the idea of the artwork as a fixed object, replacing it with living environments where animals, artificial intelligence, microorganisms, algorithms, weather, and human visitors coexist. His […]
Julien Peltier Alchemy And Poetics Where The Earth Becomes Image The Project 88
Written by Nazli Kok Akbas Julien Peltier’s artistic journey begins long before the studio, in a landscape shaped by family, memory, and a quiet attention to the natural world. Born and raised in France, he grew up in close connection with his grandparents, in an environment where manual skills, patience, and respect for nature […]
Cao Fei at Kunstmuseum Basel: Testimonies to the Near Future
Cao Fei Kunstmuseum Basel brings together contemporary art, technology and visions of the future in Testimonies to the Near Future. Through immersive installations, video and digital worlds, the acclaimed Chinese artist explores how rapid technological and social change shapes our identities, relationships and everyday lives. Walking through Cao Fei’s exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel, you quickly […]
Brancusi, Christie’s & Nicole Kidman
WHAT ELSE! By Nazli Kok Akbas When Constantin Brancusi’s Danaide sold for more than $107 million at Christie’s New York in May 2026, it became far more than another record-breaking auction. It marked a new chapter in the way masterpieces are presented to the world, where art, cinema, celebrity, and mythology merge into a single cultural narrative. Rather than […]
All Roads Still Lead To Basel
For one week every June, Basel once again became the global capital of contemporary art. Yet the 2026 edition of Art Basel felt less like a celebration of a booming market and more like a reflection on how the art world is evolving. Rather than focusing solely on sales, the fair highlighted resilience, innovation, and […]