Modern Women Artists in Turkey Meet Their Trailblazing Counterparts

"'Dream and Reality,' a show at the Istanbul Modern art museum, pairs 'nearly forgotten' painters from the Ottoman era with some of the most intriguing artists in Turkey today.

The common thread? All are women.

Levent Calikoglu, chief curator for the Modern, said by e-mail last week that female artists 'have a very important, critical and pioneering position in the Turkish art world. One of the objectives of the show was to render this visible.'"  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  The New York Times
On:  12/14/11
Website:  http://www.nytimes.com

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