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Showing posts with label Istanbul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Istanbul. Show all posts

Sunday, January 15, 2012

boats and trolleys


Nice paintings at an antiques/junk shop in Istanbul.


boats and trolleys... Istanbul scenes, maybe for tourists? but still really good... there is a famous trolley in Istanbul.

oh i am just noticing that nice sile bezi fabric it is on...


the paintings were throughout the shop - lots of other art/treasures/junk too... but it was easy to identify these as all being by the same artist.

i pulled them out from wherever and propped them for most of these photos.

shopkeeper
the shopkeeper. he couldn't speak english but we were able to communicate enough to know that he is a musician and doesn't have any idea who the artist is.


only one of them is signed and dated but we could not read the signature.


Somebody tell Orhan Pahmuk.

Monday, January 09, 2012

carpets


Carpets, at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, in Istanbul.







more of my Istanbul photos here.


ragged....

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Favorites 2011


Hagia Sophia - I was in Istanbul for six weeks!!! courtesy of Jasmine Justice and Jesse Farber.

Meridith Pingree
Meridith Pingree, Magic Curtain, at Freight and Volume.

Joshua Abelow's Art Blog Art Blog - Ross Bleckner let Josh have his NYC studio for six months, Josh let people curate shows.... he hosted nine two-week shows and a one-night Bro-Out. Thanks Josh!

Best Shows Not Seen By Me - Gina Beavers one-night show at PACS.... as seen by Andrew Russeth, and Lori Ellison + Lawrence Swan at Valentine.... as seen by James Kalm. Regretfully missed both.... BUT - Gina is having a solo at Nudashank opening in February! - and Lori is having a solo at McKenzie opening THIS THURSDAY 1/5.

Sharon Butler's New Casualist article - it is nice to be noticed. Thanks!

water delivery
water delivery on buyukada