On this page of our website, we will present the most interesting exhibitions in our opinion that take place in the specific week in the museums of the world. Exhibitions that all interested art lovers are required to know. Art is a huge mosaic spanning from prehistory to the present day. It accompanies man from the beginning of his existence because it is that creative expression that in the artwork captures the mental state, emotions, ideas, and visualization of the artist and will always be important in human life because of the magnetism it causes to human emotions by stimulating them.
- WASHINGTON (USA)
Exhibition: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
The wealth and power of ancient Iran was in part expressed in portable luxury objects fashioned from precious metals and decorated with royal imagery.
From the establishment of the Achaemenid Empire in circa 550 BCE to the fall of the Sasanians to Muslim conquerors in 642 CE, Iran played a central role in the history of the ancient world alongside the Assyrian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine empires. Rulers affirmed their political power through monumental architecture, such as the Achaemenid palace of Persepolis and the towering rock carvings of the Sasanians at Naqsh-i Rustam. They also displayed their wealth and authority through luxury objects fashioned from precious metals and decorated with royal imagery.
Silver vessels, including bowls, goblets, plates, and ewers, graced imperial banqueting tables, where they inspired awe and commanded respect in friends and foes alike. Some of the objects were used in elaborate religious ceremonies, and others were sent to far-flung corners of the Persian Empire and beyond as diplomatic gifts and impressive reminders of royal power and generosity. Together these works evoke a highly sophisticated world with an extensive network of military, commercial, and cultural contacts that extended across much of Asia and Europe for centuries. National Museum of Asian Art-Smithsonian Institution.
February 4, 2022 – ongoing
Exhibition: The Skin, Body and I-Ipek Duben
![İpek Duben - Suspended İpek Duben, <i>Suspended</i> #2 [Muallak 2], 2012-2018
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The most comprehensive exhibition of İpek Duben’s work to date, spanning over forty years of her practice, is presented at SALT Beyoğlu. Referring to the artist’s extensive use of her body image, The Skin, Body, and I offers insight into her works, exploring gender, male violence, displacement, migration, and excessive consumption. The exhibition reevaluates Duben’s entire oeuvre, from drawings and paintings made in the early 1980s to her most recent series Angels and Clowns in 2020.The Skin, Body, and I is programmed by Vasıf Kortun together with Amira Akbıyıkoğlu, Farah Aksoy, and Sezin Romi from SALT. Further information on the parallel public programs will be announced at saltonline.org and SALT Online’s social media channels.
December 9, – April 3, 2022
Exhibition: Alan MacDonald-Beyond Reason
New works by the neo-baroque contemporary artist Alan MacDonald are presented at the KP Projects (Merry Karnowsky gallery) in Los Angeles. The 59-year-old artist, who lives in Scotland, combines the technique of great teachers with an aesthetic of pop culture. His dense narrative works, with their intense theatricality, have conquered a large audience that follows versions of the performing arts. He specializes in portraits and multi-faceted compositions.
December 10-30, 2021
