But before that....

From the window The window The other window Ms.K Rain on my neighbors' wall ...this morning we woke up and it was like a miracle. The clouds were so thick and suddenly it felt like a capsule of fall in the middle of the summer. And rain came. I guess because Zeus was in town for a couple of days..

Italia

Going to Manifesta where Emre Hüner is showing "Panoptikon" until November 2. Up in the mountains for a breeze and then back to the kazan.

The Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul 6.7.8

Outside the Archaeological Museum, a beautiful Medusa head. So hard to believe the apotropaic... There was a great exhibition on the Artemision, a site dedicated to the goddess. Was looking for a small statue of her majesty I'd seen there two years ago but besides the help of the sweetest guards I didn't manage. Maybe I dreamt of it.. The Museum of Archeology (as it's called) is one of my favourite places here. A Roman comic actor A guy The Room of Emperor Hadrian, one of the most beautiful And the remnants of Troy.. "One immediately rejects human sacrifice, although there is an ancient Ionian and ancient Attic custom which can be brought into connection here: that of the Pharmakos, the scapegoat. Once a year, during the Thargelia festival in spring, a man or a woman was led out in front of the city, scourged on the genitals, driven away or stoned, as is frequently related by the Ionian-Lydian poet Hipponax, who lived in Ephesos and certainly knew the custom from first hand experience. It is therefore conceivable that this purification ritual, and the connected killing of the scapegoat, that is of a human, took place at the altar of the sanctuary of Artemis" Text: Anton Bammer

A Day in the past. Platres, Mont.Troodos

The poster Christodoulos and Andri Panayiotou And old postcard... ...and some things that stay the same. The hotel's sign, a deer. Christodoulos was driving all the way, we passed through the dried dam of Alassia, found forgotten water resources at the uncle's abandoned house and the kids left a note; I didn't understand whom for.. Beautiful big trees appeared and the poet was coming to my mind more and more. Colonial beautiful red-bricked constructions, the house of Cleopatra, all remnants of other days, of wealth and hierarchies. I thought of India, Egypt and other explored lands. Passing the arched gate we arrived at the 1930's Forest Park Hotel. The walnut sweet was divine, Mr.Kostas with the star sapphire on his ring and its story, the pool in the forest, made us all hang between the past and the future that the present is.

If you are in Cairo tonight....

... curator Özge Ersoy will present the screening 'we've seen it all' with works by Haris Epaminonda, Emre Hüner, Christodoulos Panayiotou and Eftihis Patsourakis at the Townhouse Gallery. Enjoy!!!

PROBLEMS OF EVERY DAY LIFE// Eftihis Patsourakis in Rodeo

The room on the left... A beautiful erase painting The installation of 'Sand' in the right room 'Sand' close-up

A Story from 1958: Friedrich Achleimer

50 years old...

On heroes..dedicated

What's with humans and horses? Regretting i didn't buy the wooden horse from the market on Sunday.. I had these photos from the arab image foundation I've been meaning to upload for ages; now is the time since all heroes died.

Aspen

The beautiful Aspen multimedia mag, discovered in ubu a month ago. But can't get my eyes off of it. Published by Phyllis Johnson between 1965 and 1971. Each issue was a different team and each box a new experience. Thinking of contemporary magazines that are valid and inspirational... One is for sure Cabinet with different themes every month and the other is BIDOUN done by a great team Negar, Antonia and Lisa (between others) on art (cinema, music, food, jewelery et all) from the middle east. Keep up the good work guys!

The beautiful world of Yüksel Arslan

Last year at Santral Istanbul I saw for the first time the marvelous drawings of Turkish surrealist Yüksel Arslan, *1933, that lives and works in Paris. This month The Drawing Center in New York (one of the best institutions in the world) presents his work in depth. A classification of animal penis A portrait of George Bataille An index of human penis A city.. maybe Istanbul? Some more...

Before..During...After the opening

Merve Elveren is finishing Rodeo's logo.. Ali Cindoruk and Selva Gurdogan from Superpool architects Krist Gruijthuijsen and Ahmet Senkart are partying at Scotch

A PRINCIPLE OF ASSUMPTIONS

Rodeo finally re-opened its doors on Wednesday, April 16 with a group show I co-curated with Krist Gruijthuijsen. Artists were Haris Epaminonda and Daniel Gustav Kramer, Tamar Guimaraes, Adam Leech and Christodoulos Panayiotou. It looked a bit like this... The Infinite Library's propositions by Haris and Daniel on the right wall.. Christodoulos Panayiotou's first act: The Departure.. The tables hosting the first three books of the infinite library.. Tamar Guimaraes' Listed Entried poster accompanied by a sound piece.. And the breathtaking Money, Lot's of Money video of Adam Leech.

It's been a long long time... But first thing's first

Last week seemed like the first day of spring and after some rainy days we all went up to the terrace of Hotel Büyük Londra to watch Emre Hüner's latest piece "Total Realm" on yama, curated by Mark Aerial Waller. We all went and came to high spirits... still image from Total Realm Ömer Ali Kazma and his laughing friend... Mark Aerial Waller in front of yama, posing to look good.. Emre Hüner and Zeynep Demircan later in Imroz restaurant, tipsy and relaxed..