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MUSEUM UNDER FIRE,MEMORY AND POWER IN A FRACTURED MIDDLE EAST

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorGeneral March 3, 2026March 3, 2026No Comments

🔊 Listen to this article In moments of geopolitical escalation, attention gravities -understandibly- to borders, oil routes, airspace closures, and diplomatic rhetoric. Yet beneath the visible theatre of war lies another quieter front: MUSEUMS. There are several hundred museums and heritage sites in the Gulf region and in the conflict zone around Iran. Saudi Arabia reports …

LOUVRE MUSEUM;A TEMPLE UNDER PRESSURE

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorArt Market, General February 23, 2026February 24, 2026One Comment

🔊 Listen to this article Share this article: In the past months, Louvre Museum has not been in the headlines for an exhibition, but for a chain of unsetting events. A spectacular heist in the Galerie d’Apollon -involving jewels once associated with Empress Eugenie shock the public. Then came revelations of long-running ticket fraud. Shortly …

LIFE IN FULL,OLD MASTERS AT KUNSTMUSEUM BERN

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorGeneral, Must See Exhibitions February 11, 2026February 11, 2026No Comments

🔊 Listen to this article Share this article: From the contemplative silence of medieval devotional panels to the sumptuous surface pleasure of Baroque portraiture and still life, the exhibition, LIFE IN FULL, OLD MASTERS FROM DUCCIO TO LIOTARD offers a rare and generous survey of six centuries of European painting drawn from the Kunstmuseum Bern’s rich holdings. Curated …

TOO MANY FAIRS, TOO LITTLE TIME! The Art World Rewrites Its Calendar

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorArt Market, General, The Art Fairs January 23, 2026January 24, 2026No Comments

Post-pandemic shifts, local powerhouses, and the rise of the local art fairs as a global art-fair beacon. Nazli Kok Akbas, Art Editor, Geneva-Switzerland 🔊 Listen to this article Share this article: The art fair has survived the pandemic, but it was not emerged unchanged. Once dominated by a relentless calendar of mega-fairs, the post-pandemic art …

JULIEN PELTIER, ALCHEMY AND POETICS

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorArt Market, General, The Collectioner Story, The Conversation January 15, 2026January 17, 2026No Comments

🔊 Listen to this article Share this article: WHERE THE EARTH BECAMES IMAGE Nazli Kok Akbas, Art Editor, Geneva-Switzerland 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 very close connection …

CONVERSATION WITH KARIN HANDLBAUER FROM VIENNA TO GENEVA SHAPING THE CONTEMPORARY ART LANDSCAPE

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorArt Market, General, Must See Exhibitions, The Art Fairs, The Conversation January 12, 2026January 17, 2026No Comments

🔊 Listen to this article Share this article: Nazli Kok Akbas, Art Editor, GENEVA- SWITZERLAND Between intellectual precision and quiet intuition, Karin Handlbauer has shaped a singular voice within the Geneva’s contemporary art scene. Originally trained as an art historian in Austria, she founded Mezzanin Gallery in Vienna before relocating to Geneva, where she continues to …

WELCOMING 2026 TROUGH ART & DIALOGUE WITH A GENTLE TOUCH OF FOLLY

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorGeneral December 29, 2025December 31, 2025One Comment

Nazli Kok Akbas, Art Editor, Geneva Switzerland As the new year begins, I would like to thank you for the meaningful exchanges, shared perfectives, and creative dialogue of the past year. May the year ahead bring clarity, thoughtful encounters, and inspiring artistic moments. I look forward to continuing our conversations with my new projects and …

Nnena Kalu Wins the 2025 Turner Prize: Redefining Contemporary Art

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorGeneral December 10, 2025December 29, 2025No Comments

NNENA KALU THE TURNER PRIZE 2025 BREAKS NEW GROUND NAZLI KOK AKBAS ART EDITOR GENEVA-SWITZERLAND Nnena Kalu, celebrated for her hanging sculptures at Manifesta 15 in Barcelona and her dynamic drawings exhibited in Liverpool, won the 2025 Turner Prize. While the award honors her exceptional artistic achievements, it also symbolizes a broader shift in contemporary art, …

100 Artists for Gaza: A Responsible Art Sale Supporting Doctors Without Borders in Geneva

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorGeneral December 10, 2025December 29, 2025No Comments

“100 Artists for GAZA” A RESPONSIBLE ART SALE How the Art World Can Practice A Responsible Art Sale NAZLI KOK AKBAS ART EDITOR GENEVA SWITZERLAND In an era where the art world cannot ignore the moral challenges of witnessing distant suffering, 100 Artists for Gazaemphasizes that creativity carries responsibility. The initiative brought together artists unwilling to …

When Billionaires Become Dogs: Beeple’s Provocation at Art Basel

by NAZLI KOK AKBAS, Art EditorGeneral December 5, 2025January 24, 2026No Comments

WHEN BILLIONAIRES BECOME DOGS… ART BASEL GOES BARKING MAD! Nazli Kok Akbas, Art Editor, Geneva, Switzerland 🔊 Listen to this article Photo courtesy of Beeple I’m not in Miami this year, but sometimes distance clarifies things. From afar one can hear the fair’s loudest statement, not from the boots, not from the record sales, but …