# ISTANBUL'74 > PLATFORM OF ART, CULTURE AND CREATIVE DIALOGUES ## Posts - [Episode 6: Prof. Dr. Claudia Mareis in conversation with Gökhan Karakuş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-6-prof-dr-claudia-mareis): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Prof. Dr. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 2: Prof. Dr. Ali Akay in conversation with Bahar Ahu Sağın](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-2-prof-dr-ali-akay): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "Nasıl Bir Yarın?" Art Critic and the Head of Mimar Sinan University Sociology Department Prof. Dr. - [Episode 5: Francisco Costa in conversation with Seda Domaniç](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-5-francisco-costa): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", the Founder of Francisco Costa talks to Brand Consultant and the former Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Turkey Seda Domaniç about the fashion landscape after COVID-19 and his new brand. - [Episode 3: José Parlá in conversation with Alphan Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/what-is-coming-episode-3-jose-parla): In the third episode, Alphan Eşeli hosts internationally renowned artist José Parlá. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 1: Beral Madra in conversation with Gülçin Aksoy](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-1-beral-madra): In this episode of ’74PODCAST Series "Nasıl Bir Yarın?" - [Episode 4: Yves Béhar in conversation with Deniz Ova](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-4-yves-behar): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Yves Béhar, Founder and CEO of fuseproject, a designer and entrepreneur Deniz Ova, Director of the Istanbul Design Biennial at Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) and advisor to the Pavilion of Turkey at the International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia talk about the design for social impact, possible future scenarios and more. - [Episode 3: Daniela Agnelli in conversation with Leyla Karakaş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-3-daniela-agnelli): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Creative Fashion Consultant & Editor Daniela Agnelli talks to '74 Communications & Project Director Leyla Karakaş about how the fashion world is affected by the pandemic and what will change. - [Episode 2: Boris Groys in conversation with Alphan Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/what-is-coming-episode-2-boris-groys): In the second episode, Alphan Eşeli hosts Boris Groys, art critic, media theorist, and philosopher. - [Episode 2: Robert Burke in conversation with Leyla Karakaş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-2): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Retail Consultant Robert Burke talks to '74 Communications & Project Director Leyla Karakaş about the impact of Covid-19 on the retail industry and what the future fashion landscape might look like. - [Episode 1: Mike Figgis in conversation with Alphan Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/what-is-coming-episode-1-mike-figgis): In the first episode of the new '74PODCAST Series, "What Is Coming? - [Episode 1: Refik Anadol and Dr. Edward Shanken](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-1-refik-anadol-and-dr-edward-shanken): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Media Artist Refik Anadol and Art Historian Dr. - [A Studio Visit to Mesut Öztürk](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/a-studio-visit-to-mesut-ozturk): In anticipation of his participation at the ‘74Escape STORE & GALLERY in Bodrum, we had the pleasure of visiting Mesut Öztürk ’s studio on the Asian side of Istanbul to view some of his ceramic works in progress, and hear more about his practice. - [‘74Picks | 10-16 August](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/weekly-picks/74picks-10-16-august): Here’s a curated '74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 9: Hüsamettin Koçan in conversation with Yonca Ebuzziya](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/turkish-episodes-nasil-bir-yarin-episode-9-yonca-ebuzziya-and-husamettin-kocan): In this episode of "Nasıl Bir Yarın?", moderated by founder of Baksı Museum Hüsamettin Koçan, founder of the Sanatla Randevu platform Yonca Ebüzziya talks about the journey of humanity into nature, ideologies behind tales as well as the foundation of Baksı Museum. - [Episode 6: Edward Burtynsky in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-6-edward-burtynsky): In this episode of Art on the Verge, Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery Bryce Wolkowitz, and Environmental Photographer Edward Burtynsky discuss his early inspirations, his first darkroom experience, the composition within the frame, current state of art institutions, as well as his latest project "Natual Order." - [Episode 3: Trajal Harrell in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-3-trajal-harrell): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, Trajal Harrell, the American dancer and choreographer, talks to Shwetal A. - ['74Picks | 3-9 August](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/weekly-picks/74picks-3-9-august): Here’s your curated weekly ’74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. - [A Day With: Laura Gulshani](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/a-day-with/a-day-with-laura-gulshani): Fashion illustrator and painter Laura Gulshani creates vibrant, expressive and joyful artworks, collaborating with some of the best of the fashion world. Some of her clients include Chanel, Burberry, Guerlain, Missoni, Adidas and Escada, as well as publications such as Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, Vanity Fair Italy, British Vogue and Marie Claire. - [’74Picks | 27 July - 2 August](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/weekly-picks/74picks-27-july-2-august): Here's your curated weekly '74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. - [Spontaneous and Timeless: In conversation with Magdalena Wosinska](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/spontaneous-and-timeless-in-conversation-with-magdalena-wosinska): Magdalena Wosinska’s California aesthetic invites us to a world of her own- raw, timeless, and free. - [Episode 2: Lubna Chowdhary in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-2-lubna-chowdhary): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, artist Lubna Chowdhary talks to Shwetal A. - [A Celebration of Homegrown Talent: ‘74Escape Gallery & Store](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/a-celebration-of-homegrown-talent-74escape-gallery-store): The newly opened ‘74Escape Gallery & Store highlights the works of Turkish contemporary ceramic artists and designers while presenting a journey into our culture. - [Episode 36: Mustafa Sakarya in conversation with Gökhan Karakuş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-36-mustafa-sakarya): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", designer and critic Gökhan Karakuş, and New York poet, filmmaker, and librarian Mustafa Sakarya talk about the nature of “Spatial Stories” in storytelling by a discussion of American conceptual artist Robert Smithson in his multidisciplinary series of works in landscape, art, and representation. - ['74Picks | 20-26 July](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/weekly-picks/74picks-dates-20-26-july-2020): Here’s a curated weekly '74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. - [Episode 5: Natasha Schlesinger in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-5-natasha-schlesinger): In this episode of Art on the Verge, Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Bryce Wolkowitz and award-winning art historian, Founder & Chief Curator of Artmuse and Artmuse Selects Natasha Schlesinger discuss the joyful experience of seeing art, the power of social media in the art business, how virtual and physical experience should co-exist in the art world today as well as the next big movement. - [A Studio Visit to Burçak Bingöl](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/a-studio-visit-to-burcak-bingol): For SEVENTYFOUR’S first new STUDIO VISITS feature, we were invited into the quarantine - [Episode 1: Dayanita Singh in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-1-dayanita-singh): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, artist Dayanita Singh talks to Shwetal A. - [Episode 4: Oliver Jeffers in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-4-oliver-jeffers): In this episode of Art on the Verge, Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Bryce Wolkowitz and Visual Artist and Storyteller Oliver Jeffers discuss the art of storytelling, the relationship between memory and identity in Jeffers’ work, the imaginary borders of the world as well as his first solo exhibition For All We Know. - [A Day With: Amanda Wall](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/a-day-with/a-day-with-amanda-wall): Amanda Wall is an American artist who was born in Oregon, and now lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She is a self-taught painter, who’s vivid figurative work portrays human form in domestic scenarios, bordering on a surrealist lens. - [Episode 3: Paula Scher in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-3-paula-scher): In the third episode of Art on the Verge, Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Bryce Wolkowitz talks with painter and art educator in design and one of the most influential graphic designers in the world, Paula Scher about her early career, her inimitable approach to design, her thoughts about the shift in the industry as well as and what has been inspiring her lately. - [Episode 35: Diana Winston in conversation with Hande Oynar](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-35-diana-winston): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Diana Winston, one of the best-known teachers of mindfulness and the author of The Little Book of Being, talks with New York-based writer Hande Oynar. - [A Day With: Demet Müftüoğlu Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/a-day-with/a-day-with-demet-muftuoglu-eseli): Demet Müftüoğlu Eşeli is the co-founder and creative head of ISTANBUL’74, the international IST. Arts & Culture Festival, ‘74STUDIO and ’74Escape. Born in Istanbul, Demet spent many years in New York City, before returning to her home city to establish her own creative initiatives. - [Episode 34: Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski⁣⁣](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-34-kabage-karanja-and-stella-mutegi): “That complexity of what we went through during colonialism, where even now, we are fighting certain pressures in the society where certain races are being treated very much unfairly and have been subjected to a lot of oppression over the years. - [Episode 33: Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu in conversation with Antonio Monfreda⁣](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-33-zeynep-fadillioglu): "Creativity does not apply to one thing. We cannot simply stop creativity." - [Episode 2: Stephen Wilkes in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-2-stephen-wilkes): In the second episode of Art on the Verge, the Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Bryce Wolkowitz and Photographer Stephen Wilkes discuss what led Wilkes to the field of photography, his early works as well as challenges of being a filmmaker and its difference with photography. - [Episode 32: Shannon Paige Kenney in conversation with Leyla Karakaş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-32-shannon-paige-kenney): “If yoga helps us in any way at all, it's teaching us to align with the one single constant we have, that nothing is going to be the same the next moment. - [First the Internet, Now the Pandemic: The Music Industry Battles on](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/first-the-internet-now-the-pandemic-the-music-industry-battles-on): A brand new ‘New Normal’ is upon us. By ‘us’ I mean Madrid, where I live, in particular, and humankind in general. - [Episode 31: Mae-ling Lokko in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski⁣ ⁣](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-31-mae-ling-lokko) - [Episode 30: Vasıf Kortun in conversation with Defne Koz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-30-vasif-kortun): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", curator, writer, and educator Vasıf Kortun speaks with designer Defne Koz about the ever-growing role of technology in changing the meaning of craftsmanship, the relationship between artificial intelligence and design, and how the current introduction of AI is affecting design profession as well as the ways in which AI is going to help regulate the transportation networks and change the dynamics of mobility design. - [Episode 29: Gail Albert Halaban in conversation with Işıl İlkter](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-29-gail-albert-halaban): “Wherever I go, I find things that feel familiar; that feels like my life. - [Episode 28: Barry Michels and Kristan Sargeant in conversation with Leyla Karakaş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-28-barry-michels-and-kristan-sargeant): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", co-author of the New York Times bestseller "The Tools" and psychotherapist Barry Michels, and three-times TEDxWomen producer, coach and psychotherapist Kristan Sargeant talk to ISTANBUL'74 Communications & Project Director Leyla Karakaş about how to deal with the negative psychological impact of the pandemic by deepening our connection with our inner world. - [Episode 27 Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, in conversation with Osman Can Yerebakan](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-27-michael-elmgreen-and-ingar-dragset): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset talk to art writer Osman Can Yerebakan about how we all need human interaction, their latest exhibition recently opened in Koenig Gallery, Berlin, and the strategy of displacement. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 8: Murat Germen in conversation with Emre Zeytinoğlu](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-8-murat-germen): This episode is in Turkish. - [Episode 26: Gerfried Stocker in conversation with Dr. Edward Shanken](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-26-gerfried-stocker): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", media artist, the Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Ars Electronica Gerfried Stocker, and Art Historian Dr. - [Episode 1: Mark Lubell in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-1-mark-lubell) - [Episode 25: Chiara Clemente in conversation with Ivan Olita](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-25-chiara-clemente): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", award-winning director and producer Chiara Clemente talks to filmmaker and creative director Ivan Olita about how the cinema culture is affected by the pandemic and what kind of charges we will see. - [Episode 24: Angel Otero in conversation with Osman Can Yerebakan](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-24-angel-otero): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", contemporary visual artist Angel Otero talks to curator and art writer Osman Can Yerebakan about the conception of his latest show “Present Memory” the deep, personal connections to his art, as well as the ways this period has affected him and his plans to reconnect with the artistic community in Puerto Rico. - [Episode 23: André Saraiva in conversation with Jenny Mannerheim](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-23-andre-saraiva): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", artist and entrepreneur André Saraiva talks to art director and curator Jenny Mannerheim about how the pandemic affected him personally and what he hopes for the future. - [Kezban Arca Batibeki](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/kezban-arca-batibeki): Born in Istanbul. Kezban Arca Batibeki graduated from The Fine Arts Faculty of Istanbul Marmara University's Graphic Arts Department. - [Public Art: Demet Muftuoglu Eseli in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/public-art-demet-muftuoglu-eseli-in-conversation-with-bryce-wolkowitz): Fascinated by the blend of art with various disciplines and out-of-the-box forms of display, Bryce Wolkowitz, Founder of Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in New York, dedicated his career to support an array of innovative and multi-disciplinary practices on art. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 7: Seyhan Özdemir Sarper in conversation with Deniz Ova](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-7-seyhan-ozdemir-sarper): This episode is in Turkish. - [How Gozde Ilkin Got Started](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/how-gozde-ilkin-got-started): How Gozde Ilkin got started… When I was in college, there were certain rules. - [Angel Otero in New York](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/angel-otero-in-new-york): Angel Otero is a Puerto Rico born contemporary visual artist specializing in painting. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. - [Episode 22: Ümit Benan in conversation with Sven Schumann](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-22-umit-benan): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", designer and founder of eponymous fashion label Ümit Benan talks to Sven Schumann, founder, and editor-in-chief of the interview magazine "The Talks", about his lifestyle during and after quarantine, the best choice he has ever made in the pursuit of his own path and the reimagination of the fashion industry. - [Episode 21: Moon Ribas in conversation with Işıl İlkter](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-21-moon-ribas): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Avangard artist and cyborg activist Moon Ribas talks to ISTANBUL‘74 Communications Assistant Işıl İlkter about how she defines cyborgism as an identity, her various experiments with cybernetics and her works as a cyborg artist as well as how the cybernetics get us closer to our planet and nature. - [A Visit to Zeynep Solakoglu](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/a-visit-to-zeynep-solakoglu): The young and talented artist, Zeynep Solakoglu, lives and works in her apartment in Topağacı, where one would not expect such an artsy “inn” would exist. - [A Studio Visit to Zeynep Birced](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/a-studio-visit-to-zeynep-birced): We paid a visit to the studio of young multi-disciplinary artist Zeynep Birced, located in Galatasaray. - [Episode 20: Han Tümertekin in conversation with Gökhan Karakuş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-20-han-tumertekin): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", architect Han Tümertekin and designer & architectural critic Gökhan Karakuş talk about super-regionalism and explore how we can create sustainable paradigms for architecture and construction by analyzing architectural geographies. - [Sleek Magazine Visits Eva Berendes](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/sleek-magazine-visits-eva-berendes): Our latest contribution from Sleek Magazine Berlin. - [Serdar Gulgun's Home](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/serdar-gulguns-home): Our visit is to our beloved friend Serdar Gulgun’s mansion in the Asian side in Çengelköy, situated right on the Bosphorus. - [Interview with Marit Ostberg by Goksu Kunak](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-marit-ostberg-by-goksu-kunak): Marit Ostberg is a filmmaker and visual artist from Sweden. - [A Touch of Absurdity | Interview with Andrew B. Myers by Mert Gafuroglu](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/a-touch-of-absurdity-interview-with-andrew-b-myers-by-mert-gafuroglu): Canadian photographer Andrew B. Myers is based in New York City. - [Interview with Hanne Lippard by Goksu Kunak](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-hanne-lippard-by-goksu-kunak): Hanne Lippard (1984, Milton Keynes, England) is a writer and visual artist working with text in the idioms of concrete poetry and text art, using her own voice as her main medium. - [Interview with JR by Demet Muftuoglu Eseli on L’officiel Hommes Turkey](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-jr-by-demet-muftuoglu-eseli-on-lofficiel-hommes-turkey): JR is an artist who is in equal measures, a photographer and a graffiti artist. - [Interview with Johan Lindeberg by Demet Muftuoglu Eseli on L’officiel Hommes Turkey](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-johan-lindeberg-by-demet-muftuoglu-eseli-on-lofficiel-hommes-turkey): Swedish fashion designer Johan Lindeberg is the founder of J. Lindeberg, Paris68, and BLK DNM. - [Interview with Sven Schumann by Demet Muftuoglu Eseli on L’officiel Hommes Turkey](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-sven-schumann-by-demet-muftuoglu-eseli-on-lofficiel-hommes-turkey): German journalist Sven Schumann is co-founder of the online interview magazine The Talks. - [Interview with Alain Passard by Etem Postacioglu Fot L’officiel Hommes Turkey](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-alain-passard-by-etem-postacioglu-fot-lofficiel-hommes-turkey): In 1986, Alain Passard opened his restaurant Arpege, previously run by his own master Alain Senderens under the name Archestrate. - [Interview with José Parlá by Demet Muftuoglu Eseli on L’officiel Hommes Turkey](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-jose-parla-by-demet-muftuoglu-eseli-on-lofficiel-hommes-turkey): José Parlá (born 1973) has received critical acclaim for his works, which lie at the boundary between abstraction and calligraphy. - [Interview with Joseph Dirand by Demet Muftuoglu Eseli on L’officiel Hommes Turkey](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/interview-with-joseph-dirand-by-demet-muftuoglu-eseli-on-lofficiel-hommes-turkey): Joseph Dirand has been sharpening his eye since childhood, he knows how to see, a rare quality indeed. He sees the space and perspective of a place. - [Ali Akay | Lecturer, Critic Writer & Curator](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/ali-akay-lecturer-critic-writer-curator): Prof. Dr. Ali Akay was born in Istanbul in 1957. He studied sociology, philosophy and politics at Paris VIII University, and graduated in 1979. - [Gilles Peterson | Dj, Record Label Owner & Record Collector](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/gilles-peterson-dj-record-label-owner-record-collector): Gilles Peterson is a broadcaster, DJ and record collector who’s played a pivotal role in supporting forward-thinking underground music in the UK and beyond over the past three decades. - [Done Otyam | Curator](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/done-otyam-curator): A graduate of French Language and Literature from Hacettepe University, Done Otyam also attended art courses in Bilkent and Hacettepe Universities. - [Zeynep Moroglu | Pastry Chef](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/zeynep-moroglu-pastry-chef): After completing her education; including St. - [Waris Ahluwalia | Jewelry Designer](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/waris-ahluwalia-jewelry-designer): Waris Ahluwalia is an Indian-American Jewelry Designer and Actor. - [Tugberk Selcuk | Sculptor](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/tugberk-selcuk-sculptor): Tugberk Selcuk 's first solo show, “Tobe Nuts”, will be shown at Siyah Beyaz Gallery from September 28th until October 17th. - [Serra Behar | Instillation Artist](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/serra-behar-instillation-artist): Serra Behar is an Instillation Artist and Sculpture who's work carries themes that challenge belief systems by exploring the physical and metaphysical body in both humans and animal. - [Sinem Yoruk | Founder & Director Of Elipsis Gallery](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/sinem-yoruk-founder-director-of-elipsis-gallery): Born and lived in London, Sinem Yoruk studied Media Arts (BA) and Management Studies (Bsc) at Royal Holloway University of London. - [Stephen Jones | Milliner](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/stephen-jones-milliner): Following his graduation from the Saint Martins School of Art in 1979, Stephen Jones gained initial reputation for his work in the music industry through his collaborations with Boy George, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet. - [Muammer Brav | Film Critic](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/muammer-brav-film-critic): The editor and the presenter of “Hayatım Sinema“ TV programme, Muammer Brav is a graduate of Istanbul University Department of Economics and has a PhD in industrial design. - [Bora Akinciturk | Artist](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/bora-akinciturk-artist): Bora Akinciturk was born in Ankara, Turkey– funnily enough, the region where a vernacular representation of the Sphinx, dated 9,500 BC, is believed to be found. - [Tulug Tirpan | Pianist](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/tulug-tirpan-pianist): Born in Istanbul, Tulug Tirpan was accepted to the Bilkent University College of Music and Performing Arts in 1989 with a full scholarship. - [Yesim Akdeniz | Painter](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/yesim-akdeniz-painter): Yesim Akdeniz ’s stunning paintings have been shown at international contemporary art institutions such as Bonn Kunstverein, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum de Paviljoens Almere, PAK Kunstverein Hamburg, Kunstverein Frankfurt and Saatchi Gallery London. - [Sleek Magazine Visits Juliette Bonneviot](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/sleek-magazine-visits-juliette-bonneviot): Our first visit contribution from Sleek Magazine Berlin. - [Mark Romanek | Director](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/mark-romanek-director): Mark Romanek moves adeptly between commercials, music videos and feature films. - [Zoe Cassavetes | Director](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/zoe-cassavetes-director): Zoe Cassavetes grew up in Los Angeles and worked on many productions as a director, writer, producer and actress. - [Nate Lowman | Artist](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/nate-lowman-artist): Nate Lowman was born in Las Vegas in 1979. - [Ruediger Glatz | Photographer](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/ruediger-glatz-photographer): For years ruedione aka Ruediger Glatz was an active graffiti writer himself and the documentation of his works led him to photography. - [Nicolas Pol | Artist](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/nicolas-pol-artist): Born in Paris, Nicolas Pol spent much of his childhood in Africa before relocating to France. - [Isabella Icoz | Art Consultant](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/isabella-icoz-art-consultant): Isabella Icoz is of Greek origin, born in London, raised in Switzerland, educated in the United States and currently living in Istanbul. - [Angel Otero | Painter](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/angel-otero-painter): Angel Otero is a visual artist best known for his process-based paintings. - [Arem Duplessis | Design Director](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/arem-duplessis-design-director): Arem Duplessis is the Design Director of the New York Times Magazine Division (the Sunday Magazine, Key and T magazines). - [Sandro Kopp | Painter](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/sandro-kopp-painter): Sandro Kopp, one of our favorite artists, was born in 1978 in Heidelberg, Germany, of New Zealand and German descent. - [Episode 19: Ben Pundole in conversation with Jordan Bishop](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-19-ben-pundole): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", the vice president of brand experience with EDITION Hotels and the founder of A Hotel Life Ben Pundole talks to luxury travel writer Jordan Bishop about how the hospitality business is affected by the pandemic and what kind of changes we will see. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 6: Deniz Ova in conversation with Bahar Ahu Sağın](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-6-deniz-ova): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "Nasıl Bir Yarın?" - [Episode 18: Pınar Yoldaş in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-18-pinar-yoldas): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Pınar Yoldaş, professor and all-in-one designer, whose works deal with art, neuroscience and ecology through the lens of speculative fiction, and Gabriel Kozlowski, architect researching and teaching at MIT, and Assistant Curator for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2020, talk about eco-nihilism and environmental recovery, while questioning the commitment of the artist to the society in post-coronary world. - [Episode 17: Koray Duman in conversation with Zeynep Turan](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-17-koray-duman): “We are way more connected to each other than ever; and if one section of our society collapses, it will have way more ramifications than we ever thought of." - [Episode 16: Erdem Moralıoğlu in conversation with Pamela Golbin](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-16-erdem-moralioglu): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", curator, author, and artistic director Pamela Golbin talks with the eponymous founder of fashion label ERDEM, Erdem Moralıoğlu about the successes and challenges the British-Turkish designer has faced, how confinement has influenced his creative process, and how the role of fashion and the arts will evolve. - [Episode 15: Ed Fornieles in conversation with Laura Feinstein](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-15-ed-fornieles): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", British artist Ed Fornieles talks with freelance writer/editor Laura Feinstein about how this current situation influences his creative process, his general approach to the direction of the digital world that is moving towards, and the re-evaluation of his current and past works in the light of the shifting paradigms. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 5: Erdil Yaşaroğlu in conversation with Bahar Ahu Sağın](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-5-erdil-yasaroglu): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "Nasıl Bir Yarın?", Caricaturist and Sculptor Erdil Yaşaroğlu and ’74 Arts & Culture Director Bahar Ahu Sağın talk about the transformation of the modern days’ classical cycle of life; new humour forms of the digital world and the importance of being in the flow. - [Episode 14: Marie-Louise Sciò in conversation with Ela Perşembe](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-14-marie-louise-scio): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", CEO and Creative Director of the famed Pellicano Hotels Group, Marie-Louise Sciò, discusses plans for reopening for the upcoming season, the meticulous details that build the ultimate Pellicano experience, collaborations with photographer Juergen Teller and more. - [Episode 13: Guillaume Lacroix in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-13-guillaume-lacroix): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", the Co-Founder of Verrecchia & Partners Timothée Verrecchia talks with the Founder of Brut Media Guillaume Lacroix about bridging the gap between the private and public sphere to create impactful change and the responsibility of new global media to inspire it. - [Episode 12: Ersin Han in conversation with Idil Tabanca](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-12-ersin-han): "How do we use the current pandemic, for instance, to widen our perspective on our kind of dominance as the apex intelligence species on Earth? - [Episode 11: Serdar Gülgün in conversation with Marco Mansi](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-11-serdar-gulgun): "We never had time to process the things that we have learnt, the things we have seen, and turn them into creativity. - [Episode 10: Bobbito Garcia in conversation with Bünyemin Aydın](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-10-bobbito-garcia): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", authentic NYC culture orchestrator Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. - [Episode 5: Ingar Solty in conversation with Alphan Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/what-is-coming-episode-5-ingar-solty): In the fifth episode, Alphan Eşeli hosts Ingar Solty, political writer, journalist and Senior Research Fellow in Foreign, Peace and Security Policy at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung’s Institute for Critical Social Analysis in Berlin. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 4: Inci Eviner in conversation with Bahar Ahu Sağın](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-4-inci-eviner): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "Nasıl Bir Yarın?" - [Episode 9: Imran Amed in conversation with Alphan Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-9-imran-amed): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Business of Fashion (BOF) Imran Amed and ‘74 Co-Founder and filmmaker Alphan Eşeli talk about the effects of the pandemic on the creativity, consumer sentiment and business models within the fashion industry. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 3: Nazan Ölçer in conversation with Cem Erciyes](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/nasil-bir-yarin-episode-3-nazan-olcer): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "Nasıl Bir Yarın?" Director of Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum Dr. - [Episode 8: Doug Stephens in conversation with İrem Yücel Kaymak](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-8-doug-stephens): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Founder of Retail Prophet Doug Stephens talks to Galataport İstanbul VP İrem Yücel Kaymak about the unique challenges and opportunities that the retail market is facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. - [Episode 7: Martina Mondadori Sartogo in conversation with Antonio Monfreda](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-7-martina-mondadori-sartogo): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of CABANA Magazine Martina Mondadori Sartogo talks to the photographer & creative director Antonio Monfreda about the magazine’s new Issue No:13 including the Istanbul story written by Demet Muftuoglu Eseli and the World of CABANA. - [Episode 4: Mikhail Minakov in conversation with Alphan Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/what-is-coming-episode-4-mikhail-minakov): In the fourth episode of ‘74PODCAST Series “What Is Coming?”, ’74 co-founder and filmmaker Alphan Eşeli and philosopher, political scientist, and historian Mikhail Minakov discuss the choices we make for democracy, the concepts of crisis & solidarity, and how revolution is not an option for the new world order. - [At Golden Goose HAUS Istanbul, Art Takes Another Form](https://istanbul74.com/74/at-golden-goose-haus-istanbul-art-takes-another-form): During the 21st edition of Contemporary Istanbul, a collaboration with Ertuğrul Güngör and Faruk Ertekin connects Turkish and Venetian craftsmanship through performance, bespoke creations and the act of making. - [Inez & Vinoodh in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/inez-vinoodh-in-conversation-with-timothee-verrecchia): The second panel of the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival —IST.FESTIVAL— featured Inez & Vinoodh in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia, titled The Image is the Real: Staged Truths in a Digital Age. - [Małgosia Bela & Marcin Masecki in conversation with Filip Niedenthal](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/malgosia-bela-marcin-masecki-in-conversation-with-filip-niedenthal): The first panel of the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured Małgosia Bela and Marcin Masecki in conversation with Filip Niedenthal, titled MUSE: The Modern Muse Between Film and Sound. - [Désiré Feuerle & Manuel Rabaté, Tricia Tuttle in conversation with Daniele Maruca](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/desire-feuerle-manuel-rabate-tricia-tuttle-in-conversation-with-daniele-maruca): The fifth panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured Désiré Feuerle, Manuel Rabaté, and Tricia Tuttle in conversation with Daniele Maruca, titled Sacred Realities: Curating the Invisible. - [Scott Mescudi “Kid Cudi” in Conversation with Alphan Eşeli](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/scott-mescudi-kid-cudi-in-conversation-with-alphan-eseli): The final panel of the first day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi) in conversation with Alphan Eşeli, titled Dreaming Across Worlds. - [Flavin Judd & Benjamin Paulin in conversation with Josh Hickey](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/flavin-judd-benjamin-paulin-in-conversation-with-josh-hickey): The fourth panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — brought together Flavin Judd and Benjamin Paulin in conversation with Josh Hickey, titled Inheriting the Real: Legacy, Memory, and the Present. - [NEARNESS Exhibition Artists, moderated by Ayla Jean Yackley](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/nearness-exhibition-artists-moderated-by-ayla-jean-yackley): The closing panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — brought together the artists of NEARNESS: A Neighborhood Exhibition, moderated by Ayla Jean Yackley. - [Ekin Bernay in conversation with Maria Abramenko](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/ekin-bernay-in-conversation-with-maria-abramenko): Continuing on the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — Ekin Bernay came together with Maria Abramenko for a conversation titled Bodies That Remember: Performance, Ritual, and the Real. - [Gaye Su Akyol in conversation with José Parlá](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/gaye-su-akyol-in-conversation-with-jose-parla): Later on the second day of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL— Gaye Su Akyol came together with José Parlá for a conversation titled Consistent Fantasy is Reality. - [Lou Doillon in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/lou-doillon-in-conversation-with-timothee-verrecchia): The third panel of the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL — featured a conversation between Lou Doillon and Timothée Verrecchia, titled Between Song and Silence: The Fragile Real of Performance. - [Stefan Sagmeister in conversation with Julia Halperin](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/stefan-sagmeister-in-conversation-with-julia-halperin): 15th Anniversary Edition of the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival — IST.FESTIVAL, featured a conversation between Stefan Sagmeister and Julia Halperin, titled Designing the Real: From Album Covers to Algorithms. - [Jeff Koons in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/jeff-koons-in-conversation-with-timothee-verrecchia): Jeff Koons, alongside Timothée Verrecchia, reflected on how everyday objects can be transformed into extraordinary works of art—from mirrored balloons to monumental icons. They discussed how notions of originality and authenticity evolve in an era shaped by AI and digital reproduction, and how art continues to assert its presence in the real. - [Burçak Bingöl](https://istanbul74.com/qa/burcak-bingol): Burçak Bingöl is an artist whose practice centers on processes of tracing, copying, and re-forming. Through deconstructing familiar representations, she constructs new visual configurations that challenge perceptions of cultural and personal narratives. - [Joshua Glass](https://istanbul74.com/qa/joshua-glass): Joshua Glass is a writer, editor, and creative director whose practice navigates the intersections of fashion, art, and contemporary culture. - [Irini Karayannopoulou](https://istanbul74.com/qa/irini-karayannopoulou): Irini Karayannopoulou is a Greek artist and filmmaker based in Athens whose multidisciplinary work spans painting, collage, animation, and film. - [Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/qa/timothee-verrecchia): Timothée Verrecchia is a Paris-born, New York-based creative strategist and surfer whose work bridges art, fashion, music and media. - [Kate Schelter](https://istanbul74.com/qa/kate-schelter): Kate Schelter is an artist, illustrator, designer and the author of Classic Style. She began her career at Vogue as a photographer and went on to become a fashion stylist, creative director and owner of the luxury brand consultancy that bears her name. - [Lola Montes Schnabel](https://istanbul74.com/qa/lola-montes-schnabel): Lola is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, ceramics, film, and design. Drawing from mythology, memory, and the natural world, her work evokes a deeply intuitive and spiritual sensibility. - [Josh Hickey](https://istanbul74.com/qa/josh-hickey): Writer, editor, and cultural curator Josh Hickey brings a narrative-driven approach to culture, weaving together publishing, design, and the arts. - [Nazy Nazhand](https://istanbul74.com/qa/nazy-nazhand): Art advisor, consultant, and writer Nazy Nazhand brings a cross-disciplinary approach to contemporary culture, creating collaborations that question systems, provoke dialogue, and reflect the urgencies of our time. - [Hillary Taymor](https://istanbul74.com/qa/hillary-taymor): Hillary Taymour, founder of Collina Strada, is a New York-based fashion designer and eco-activist. Designing with intention and a playful spirit, she champions self-expression and sustainability, using primarily biodegradable, deadstock, and organic materials. - [Claudia Hilda](https://istanbul74.com/qa/qa-with-claudia-hilda): Artist and writer Claudia Hilda reflects on rootedness, memory, and the artistic lens through which she sees the world. From her studio in New York to childhood moments in Havana, her thoughts trace the invisible threads that connect creativity, perception, and a sense of belonging. - [Rose Chalalai Singh](https://istanbul74.com/qa/qa-with-rose-chalalai-singh): Chef and creative force Rose Chalalai Singh shares her reflections on art, reality, and belonging—shaped by a life lived between Bangkok, Paris, and beyond. From her chef’s table in Paris to new projects in Tbilisi and pop-ups around the world, she offers a glimpse into the experiences and values that continue to shape her creative journey. - [José Parlá](https://istanbul74.com/qa/qa-with-jose-parla): A lifelong explorer of memory, place, and identity, José Parlá reflects on what’s real, what defines belonging, and where art and life intersect. Rooted in Cuban heritage and based in New York, his work continues to evolve across continents—with exhibitions currently on view in Miami and Brooklyn, and soon in Tokyo. - [Episode 10: Sheila Jasanoff in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-10-sheila-jasanoff-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of Urban Nature, Sheila Jasanoff delves into the intricate relationship between science, society, and the natural world. - ['74 LANDS IN ARNAVUTKÖY](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/74-lands-in-arnavutkoy): A house to create ideas and make them happen. A house that is open to evolve with time.A house where each floor tells a different story. A house that reaches far beyond its walls. - [Episode 9: Steward Pickett in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-9-steward-pickett-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of Urban Nature, Steward Pickett explores the dynamic relationship between cities and natural ecosystems, challenging the notion that urban environments are separate from nature. - [Episode 8: Eduardo Góes Neves in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-8-eduardo-goes-neves-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of Urban Nature, Eduardo Góes Neves and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss how archaeology can be a means to understand change in human–natural systems over long timescales. - [Episode 7: Kate Soper in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-7-kate-soper-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of Urban Nature, Kate Soper and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the multiple meanings of Nature alongside issues related to environmental activism, feminism and the need for a cultural and economic shift towards a post-growth society and an alternative concept of hedonism. - [Episode 6: Tania Li in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-6-tania-li-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode, Gabriel Kozlowski and Tania Li discuss the concept of land and its inscription, colonization by plantation corporations, modes of distribution beyond the “proper job,” and ethnographic approaches to the practice of politics. - [Episode 5: Jason W. Moore in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-5-jason-w-moore-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of Urban Nature, Jason W. - [Episode 4: Stuart Elden in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-4-stuart-elden-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of URBAN NATURE, Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick Stuart Elden and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about the intersections between people, place, and power, in relation to concepts such as territory, understood as a political technology, and terrain, as the physical materiality of territory. - [Episode 3: Susanna Hecht in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-3-susanna-hecht-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of URBAN NATURE, Geographer and Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA Susanna Hecht and Gabriel Kozlowski discuss the Amazon region through the lenses of political ecology. - [[TURKISH EPISODES] "Bir Bakış Açısı Olarak Sürdürülebilirlik" - Bölüm 4: Kıvılcım Pınar Kocabıyık ve Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/turkish-episodes-bir-bakis-acisi-olarak-surdurulebilirlik-bolum-4-kivilcim-pinar-kocabiyik-ve-sinem-celik): In the fourth episode of the series, Sinem Çelik sits down with Kıvılcım Pınar Kocabıyık — Founder of Yuvam Dünya Association and KAGİDER Board Member — for a conversation on climate activism, gender equality, and the transformative power of women to drive change. - [Episode 49: Oğuz Öner in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-49-oguz-oner-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode, Cultural and Artistic Events Coordinator at Koç University, the Artistic Programmer of Sevgi Gönül Kültür Merkezi, sound artist Oğuz Öner talks to the architect and curator Gabriel Kozlowski about his relationship with music and sounds. - [Episode 6: Emily Viola in conversation with Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-6-emily-viola-in-conversation-with-sinem-celik): In this episode, Cultural Strategist and Head of Planning (North America) at Futerra Emily Viola talks to Sinem Çelik about their work in the spheres of sustainability, brand building and creative strategy. - [[TURKISH EPISODES] “Bir Bakış Açısı Olarak Sürdürülebilirlik” – Bölüm 3: Sinem Çelik ve Begüm Başoğlu](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/turkish-episodes-bir-bakis-acisi-olarak-surdurulebilirlik-bolum-3-sinem-celik-ve-begum-basoglu): In this episode, author, curator and educator Begüm Başoğlu talks with Sinem Çelik about her approach to living simply, changing definitions of sustainability and her new book, Common Thoughts, written with Ege Erim. - [Episode 12: Goshka Macuga in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-12-goshka-macuga): In this twelfth and final episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, hosted by Dr. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 12: Belkıs Balpınar in conversation with Prof. Dr. Marcus Graf](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/turkish-episodes-nasil-bir-yarin-episode-12-belkis-balpinar-prof-dr-marcus-graf): Bu bölümde Sanatçı ve Araştırmacı-Yazar Belkıs Balpınar, Prof. Dr. - [Sinem Çelik in conversation with Nazlıcan Yöney](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/highlights/sinem-celik-in-conversation-with-nazlican-yoney): House of Sól Creative Director Nazlıcan Yöney talks to BluProjects founder Sinem Çelik about the core values of her brand, its strong bonds with woman empowerment, and inspirations and the sustainability mindset behind the design process. - [Episode 48: Brigitte Lacombe in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-48-brigitte-lacombe-in-conversation-with-timothee-verrecchia): In this episode of "How Can We All Make it into the Future", creative director Timothée Verrecchia and acclaimed photographer Brigitte Lacombe discuss their friendship, relentless curiosity for life, zest for travel, dedication to moments of solitude as well as their journey to find their roots. - [[TURKISH EPISODES] “Bir Bakış Açısı Olarak Sürdürülebilirlik” – Bölüm 2: Sinem Çelik ve Simge Abay](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/turkish-episodes-bir-bakis-acisi-olarak-surdurulebilirlik-bolum-2-sinem-celik-ve-simge-abay): In the second episode, Simge Abay, corporate collaborations and resource development group manager of WWF Turkey, shares her views on sustainability and the climate crisis, while sharing her benefits-oriented career journey from the field of communication and public relations to WWF with Sinem Çelik. - [Episode 2: Verena Conley in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-2-verena-conley-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of URBAN NATURE, cultural and critical theorist Verena Conley and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about ecology in the context of culture and philosophy while discussing its connection to care ethics, feminism, and materialism. - [[TURKISH EPISODES] “Bir Bakış Açısı Olarak Sürdürülebilirlik” – Bölüm 1: Sinem Çelik ve Uygar Özesmi](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/highlights/bir-bakis-acisi-olarak-surdurulebilirlik-bolum-1-sinem-celik-ve-uygar-ozesmi): In the first episode, Environmental Scientist, good4trust.org and change.org founder Uygar Özesmi talks with Sinem Çelik about the concepts of sustainability, social justice, circularity and generation, and shares how we can take action against the climate crisis. - [Episode 11: Shwetal A. Patel in conversation with Chris Evans](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-11-shwetal-a-patel-in-conversation-with-chris-evans): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, Brussels based artist and musician Chris Evans talks to Dr. Shwetal A. - [Episode 10: Gabriel Kuri in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-10-gabriel-kuri): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, artist Gabriel Kuri talks to Dr. Shwetal A. - [Episode 1: Emanuele Coccia in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-1-emanuele-coccia-in-conversation-with-gabriel-kozlowski): In this episode of URBAN NATURE, Emanuele Coccia and Gabriel Kozlowski talk about the relationship of ecology with economy and politics, both in history and in the present. - [Episode 47: Alison Hugill in conversation with Michael Sailstorfer](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/episode-47-alison-hugill-in-conversation-with-michael-sailstorfer): In this episode, sculptor, and conceptual artist Michael Sailstorfer, talks to Alison Hugill, Editor-in-Chief of Berlin Art Link, about how Covid-19 has affected his artistic productions. - [Episode 5: Leanne Elliott Young and Cat Taylor in conversation with Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/sustainability-as-a-mindset-episode-5-leanne-elliott-young-and-cat-taylor-in-conversation-with-sinem-celik): In this episode, industrial innovator Leanne Elliott Young, and digital fashion pioneer & 3D designer Cat Taylor talk to Sinem Çelik about the latest in Institute of Digital Fashion. - [Episode 6: Paul Donovan in conversation with Pelin Akın Özalp](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/the-reset-episode-6-paul-donovan): In this episode of The Reset, Global Chief Economist of UBS, and Profit and Prejudice author Paul Donovan and Pelin Akın Özalp discuss the importance of communicating economics in simple terms and how economics is a part of everyday life. - [Episode 46: Timothée Verrecchia in conversation with Ian C. Rogers](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-46-timothee-verrecchia-in-conversation-with-ian-c-rogers): In this episode of “How Can We All Make it into the Future?”, Ian C. - [‘Tuire Kayapó’ (First Contact) by Pınar Yolaçan premiere on our YouTube channel](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/tuire-kayapo-first-contact-by-pinar-yolacan-premiere-on-our-youtube-channel): We are pleased to present three new screening dates of ‘Tuire Kayapó’ (First Contact) by Pınar Yolaçan on April 22nd, 2021, Thursday; May 1st, 2021, Saturday; May 15th, 2021, Saturday on ISTANBUL'74 YouTube channel. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 11: Semra Uygur in conversation with Gökhan Karakuş](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/turkish-episodes-nasil-bir-yarin-episode-11-semra-uygur-and-gokhan-karakus): In this episode, Architect Semra Uygur, founding partner of Uygur Architects, talks with designer and architectural critic Gökhan Karakuş about the practice of architecture, the importance of the public spaces as well as the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall project. - [On “Tuire Kayapó” (First Contact) and more: A Conversation with Pınar Yolaçan](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/highlights/on-tuire-kayapo-first-contact-and-more-a-conversation-with-pinar-yolacan): Before the online screening of a moving portrait of “Tuire Kayapó” (First Contact), we talked with the artist Pınar Yolaçan about the preparation process behind her video piece, the shifts in her artistic practice, and her particular interest in the indigenous communities. - [Episode 5: Brian Souter in conversation with Pelin Akın Özalp](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/the-reset-episode-5-brian-souter): In this episode of The Reset, Scottish businessman Brian Souter talks to Pelin Akın Özalp about being ‘the British king’ of land transportation, trains, and buses, and how he has begun his career. - [A Day With: Léa Bigot](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/highlights/a-day-with-lea-bigot): Léa Bigot is a ceramic artist, who was born in Reunion Island, in the Indian ocean. From there, she kept the incredible feeling of being a tiny drop in a big and strong natural world with her. - [Episode 45: Kenny Schachter in conversation with Ann Binlot](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-45-kenny-schachter-in-conversation-with-ann-binlot): In this episode of “How Can We All Make it into the Future?”, artist, writer, collector, curator, and all-around general provocateur Kenny Schachter talks to writer Ann Binlot about the lack of privacy dictated and defined by the social media platforms and usage of technology, and how the quarantine lockdown has increased his screen time on his iPhone. - [Episode 4: Jack Straw in conversation with Pelin Akın Özalp](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/the-reset-episode-4-jack-straw): In this episode of The Reset, Former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Co-chair at British-Turkish Forum Rt Hon Jack Straw talks to Pelin Akın Özalp, about discovering his interest in politics that lead him to pursue a decorated career spanning over thirty years. - [Episode 44: Korhan Erel in conversation with Marco Fusinato](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-44-korhan-erel-in-conversation-with-marco-fusinato): In this episode of "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Melbourne-based contemporary artist and experimental musician Marco Fusinato and Berlin-based improviser and experimental sound artist Korhan Erel discuss their own experiences of the draconian measures of the lockdown back in October. - [Episode 9: Hesselholdt & Mejlvang in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-9-hesselholdt-mejlvang): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, Danish artist duo Sofie Hesselholdt and Vibeke Mejlvang talk to Dr. Shwetal A. Patel. - [Episode 3: Cody Horn Carolin in conversation with Pelin Akın Özalp](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/the-reset-episode-3-cody-horn-carolin): In this episode of The Reset, strategic consultant Cody Horn Carolin talks to Pelin Akın Özalp about the major shifts in her life and career. - [Episode 2: Arizona Muse in conversation with Pelin Akın Özalp](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/the-reset-episode-2-arizona-muse): In this episode of The Reset, fashion model, designer, and keen activist in sustainability, Arizona Muse talks to Pelin Akın Özalp about the early days of her career in fashion and what sparked her environmental awakening. - [Episode 43: Patricia Espinosa in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-43-patricia-espinosa): In this episode, "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Patricia Espinosa talks to Timothée Verrecchia about the milestones in her inspirational career. - [Episode 4: Orsola de Castro in Conversation with Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/sustainability-as-a-mindset-episode-4-sinem-celik-in-conversation-with-orsola-de-castro): In this episode of Sustainability as a Mindset '74PODCAST Series, a true pioneer in the industry, founder of the Fashion Revolution movement Orsola de Castro talks to Sinem Çelik about her journey of creating a positive impact through sustainable and responsible fashion. - [Episode 8: Ernesto Neto in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-8-ernesto-neto): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, Ernesto Neto, a visual artist based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, talks to Shwetal A. Patel. - [Episode 1: Sara El-Yafi in conversation with Pelin Akın Özalp](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/the-reset-episode-1-sara-el-yafi): In the first episode of The Reset, Public Policy Consultant, Socio-political Writer, and Lebanese Political Activist Sara El-Yafi talks to Pelin Akın Özalp about what inspired her to launch her career in public policymaking and the book that changed her life. - [Ten Years of '74](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/highlights/ten-years-of-74): Ten years ago, ’74 was just an idea, conceived as a platform dedicated to all forms of creative expression and cultural exchange. - [Episode 7: Cleveland Watkiss in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-7-cleveland-watkiss): In this episode of Culture in a Time of Crises, Cleveland Watkiss MBE, a British vocalist, actor, and composer, talks to Shwetal A. - [Episode 9: Sharon Coplan Hurowitz in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-9-sharon-coplan-hurowitz): In this episode of Art on the Verge, independent curator and founder of Coplan Hurowitz Art Advisory, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz talks with Bryce Wolkowitz about her auction world experience at Sotheby's and Christie's, her exquisite projects with Ellsworth Kelly, Jasper Johns, John Baldessari and Bruce Nauman. - [Waste is a Design Flaw](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/waste-is-a-design-flaw): I might have started too harsh, however, I believe that the role of design in sustainability is underrated: Design is the starting point of all products around us. - [Art’s Response On Climate Emergency & Sustainability Issues: Sinem Çelik in conversation with Art Curator Begüm Alkoçlar](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/sinem-celik-in-conversation-with-art-curator-begum-alkoclar-about-arts-response-on-climate-emergency-sustainability-issues): Rapid production hence the rapid consumption as an acquired habit, while destroying natural resources on the planet, causes the fundamental problems of the earth: climate change and global warming. - [Episode 3: Douglas McMaster in Conversation with Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/sustainability-as-a-mindset-episode-3-sinem-celik-in-conversation-with-douglas-mcmaster): In the third episode "Sustainability as a Mindset", the Owner and Head Chef at SILO, Douglas McMaster talks to Sinem Çelik about the journey of his zero-waste restaurant SILO, and himself as a committed chef. - [Episode 42: Zoë Ryan in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-42-zoe-ryan): In this episode of "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Daniel W Dietrich, II Director, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania Zoë Ryan talks to architect and assistant curator for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2021, Gabriel Kozlowski about the importance of keeping up with the contemporary thinking and interconnections between art, architecture, and design in Ryan's curatorial practice. - [Episode 2: Tuna Özçuhadar in Conversation with Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/sustainability-as-a-mindset-episode-2-sinem-celik-in-conversation-with-tuna-ozcuhadar): In the second episode of '74PODCAST Series "Sustainability as a Mindset", sustainability designer Tuna Özçuhadar talks to Sinem Çelik about how humans try to function within the ever-changing dynamic systems that we inhabit. - [Episode 41: Harif Guzman in conversation with Denis Leo Hegic](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-41-harif-guzman): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Harif Guzman, a contemporary artist first gained recognition for his work as a street artist in New York, talks to the curator and founding director of the Museum of Now, Denis Leo Hegic about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected his work and current living situation, his alter ego and fashion brand Haculla, social change through art and culture and his transformative story from the street to the art world. - ['74EDITION x EDITION KÖNIG has launched!](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/74edition-x-edition-konig-on-view-at-lucca): contemporary art prints and works of fine art photography. - [Episode 1: Sue Barrett in conversation with Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/sustainability-as-a-mindset-episode-1-sinem-celik): In the first episode of the new '74PODCAST Series "Sustainability as a Mindset", creative strategist and advisor Sue Barrett talks to Sinem Çelik about making business and life choices towards sustainability, and the mind shift that upholds vulnerability and empathy over statistics. - [A Day With: Sinem Çelik](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/a-day-with/a-day-with-sinem-celik): Sinem is the founder of BluProjects, a sustainability-focused consultancy and community platform based in Istanbul. She is a multi-tasking freelance creative, passionate about discovering new fields, and collaborates with like-minded organizations to create a positive impact. - [Episode 8: Rich Kleiman in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-8-rich-kleiman): In this episode of Art on the Verge, Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Bryce Wolkowitz and Co-Founder and Business Partner in Thirty Five Ventures and Kevin Durant's Manager Rich Kleiman talk about his experience in the music industry, passion for sports, and the multi-vertical platform at Thirty Five Ventures. - [Episode 6: Aman Mojadidi in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-6-aman-mojadidi): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series, Culture in a time of Crises, Aman Mojadidi, an artist of Afghani American decent, talks to Shwetal A. - [Episode 4: Jessica Morgan in conversation with Merve Çağlar](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/out-of-focus-episode-4-jessica-morgan): In the fourth episode of Out of Focus, Jessica Morgan talks to Merve Çağlar about the essential need for shifts in art institutions, the significance of locality, and the ways to stay relevant for a younger audience. - [Sustainability Beyond Standard Frames](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/sustainability-beyond-standard-frames): From catwalks to art mediums, from political statements to marketing buzzwords we've been overhearing about it so often lately; but let's start with a confession, sustainability is one of the most misused words of this decade. - [Episode 40: Erwin Wurm in conversation with Beral Madra](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-40-erwin-wurm): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Erwin Wurm talks to Beral Madra about finding the zero point of his life and the major steps throughout his career as well as how he challenges the traditional forms of the sculpture as a discipline with his One Minute Sculptures. - [Announcing '74EDITION presented by ISTANBUL'74](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/74edition): We are happy to announce the launch of ‘74EDITION, in collaboration with EDITION KÖNIG by KÖNIG GALERIE, presenting a selection of limited art editions and multiples by prominent contemporary artists. - [A Day With: Raymond Pettibon](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/highlights/a-day-with-raymond-pettibon): Raymond Pettibon in his studio, 2019. Photo: Jason Schmidt. Courtesy David Zwirner. - [Episode 39: Paola Antonelli in conversation with Gabriel Kozlowski](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-39-paola-antonelli): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture & Design and Director of Research and Development at MoMA, Paola Antonelli talks to architect and assistant curator for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2021, Gabriel Kozlowski about the Design Emergency, a set of initiatives that faces the COVID-19 period through design. - [Episode 3: Johann König in conversation with Merve Çağlar](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/out-of-focus-episode-3-johann-konig): In the third episode of Out of Focus, Johann König talks to Merve Çağlar about his own experiences in the art world and how he started König Galerie. - [Episode 38: Lou Doillon in conversation with Timothée Verrecchia](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-38-lou-doillon-in-conversation-with-timothee-verrecchia): In this episode of ’74PODCAST Series “How Can We All Make it into the Future?”, In this episode, artist and musician Lou Doillon talks to the co-founder of Verrecchia & Partners Timothée Verrecchia about the role and purpose of artists in drawing a new world in the context of everything that is happening and beyond. - [Episode 5: Cao Fei in conversation with Shwetal A. Patel](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/culture-in-a-time-of-crises-episode-5-cao-fei): In this episode of "Culture in a Time of Crises", Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei talks to Shwetal A. - [[Turkish Episodes] Episode 10: Fırat Arapoğlu in conversation with Hakan Irmak](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/turkish-episodes-nasil-bir-yarin-episode-10-firat-arapoglu-and-hakan-irmak): In this episode of "Nasıl Bir Yarın?", art historian, critic, and independent curator Fırat Arapoğlu talks to General Coordinator of Mardin Biennial and Founder of Çivi Creative Ideas Agency, Hakan Irmak about the impact of the pandemic on the art market, the importance of cooperation and solidarity, and the upcoming 5th International Mardin Biennial. - [Episode 37: Sahir Erozan in conversation with Melinda Stevens](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/how-can-we-all-make-it-into-the-future-episode-37-sahir-erozan): In this episode of '74PODCAST Series "How Can We All Make it into the Future?", Co-Founder of Maçakızı Hotel Sahir Erozan talks to Conde Nast Traveller US & UK Editor-in-Chief Melinda Stevens about the captivating story of Maçakızı, how the pandemic has affected travel and hospitality as well as his projections for the future of the two sectors. - [A Day With: Nazy Nazhand](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/a-day-with/a-day-with-nazy-nazhand): Nazy Nazhand is a New York City-based art advisor and creative consultant known for discovering and supporting artists who examine the complex political and technological developments of our time. - ['74Picks | September 7-13](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/weekly-picks/74picks-september-7-13): Here’s your curated ‘74Picks, around-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. - [Episode 2: Tom Sachs in conversation with Merve Çağlar](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/out-of-focus-episode-2-tom-sachs): In the second episode of Out of Focus, Tom Sachs talks to Merve Çağlar about how he has spent his days in lockdown and how this period manifested his opinions on anti-consumerism. - [Brimming with youthful energy: Q&A with Ali Latif](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/conversations/brimming-with-youthful-energy-qa-with-ali-latif): Tunisian-born French rapper and model Ali Latif tells life stories with his eclectic music with a positive touch, yet without naivety, drawing inspirations from both Georges Brassens and Frank Ocean. - [A Studio Visit to atorie bu](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/studio-visits/a-studio-visit-to-atorie-bu): On the latest of Seventyfour’s studio visits, we took a tour of the lovely and cheerful studio of atorie bu, founded by Buket Kınalıkaya in 2016. - [‘74Picks | 24-30 August](https://istanbul74.com/culture-desk/weekly-picks/74picks-24-30-august): Here’s your curated ‘74Picks, around-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. - [Episode 7: John Hanhardt in conversation with Bryce Wolkowitz](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/art-on-the-verge-episode-7-john-hanhardt): In the seventh episode of Art on the Verge, Founder and Director of the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Bryce Wolkowitz and Author, Art Historian and Curator John Hanhardt discuss what makes one museum different than others, how did the moving image find its place so quickly within the institutional ranks, preservation of new media, as well as his collaboration with legendary artists Nam June Paik and Bill Viola. - [Episode 1: Tom Dixon in conversation with Merve Çağlar](https://istanbul74.com/podcast/out-of-focus-episode-1-tom-dixon): This new series in collaboration with Merve Çağlar is about imagining and creating in a world that has become increasingly obscure. - [Episode 4: Monica Narula & Jeebesh Bagchi in conversation with Shwetal A. 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