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Exhibitions, screenings and openings
Exhibitions, design weeks and fairs currently open in Istanbul and beyond — with dates, in our own words.
FIRST ISSUESAYI 01 / QUIET CUT · NOVEMBER 2026
Our first issue lands in November.
We follow selected fashion, design, photography, art, creative production and trend from Turkey and the world. Not what happened — why it matters.
- 01192 stories across six fields, all in our own words
- 02Two long views: biomaterials and AI-resistant type
- 0337 exhibitions, fairs and open calls in the agenda
- 04Our first original dossier: workshops that closed
Ömer ÇİÇEK
Radar — This week
This week across six fields: from algae biocells to a Murano furnace, from Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s first director to Norduz wool.
Fashion & Design29 September 2026 · 1 MIN
2026 International Architecture Awards Winners Revealed in Athens
The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies unveiled over 300 winning projects, chosen from an 850-project shortlist, at an event held at the foot of the Acropolis.
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Photography29 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Taryn Simon's New Work 'Father Country I Do Love You' to Open in the Guggenheim's Rotunda
The Guggenheim Museum has announced that photography-based artist Taryn Simon's new 42-part work will open to the public on September 18, 2026, tracing the life of an unnamed federal agent.
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Art29 September 2026 · 1 MIN
MOCA Appoints Jonathan Abbott as CEO and Maurice Marciano Director
Following an international search, the Los Angeles museum named GBH's former President and CEO Jonathan Abbott to lead the institution starting September 24, 2026.
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Creative Production30 August 2026 · 1 MIN
Northern Clay Center Hosts 28th American Pottery Festival in Minneapolis
Held August 28-30, 2026, the event brought together 15 ceramic artists as the organization's largest annual gathering.
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Agenda29 August 2026 · 1 MIN
Toronto Biennial of Art Opens 26 September with Theme "Things Fall Apart"
The fourth edition, curated by Allison Glenn, brings together more than 30 artists from 26 September to 20 December in Toronto, extending for the first time to Detroit, New York and Anchorage.
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Trend30 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Velvet Is Back, but Not as Nostalgia: Première Vision's Six Material Families
Première Vision has defined six material families for Autumn-Winter 27-28. What they share is a new relationship with time: wear, fading and localised discoloration are no longer flaws but design decisions.
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Fashion & Design29 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Displaay Releases Cassette: A 42-Style Grotesk by Martin Vácha
Czech-based Displaay Type Foundry launched Cassette, a new typeface by designer Martin Vácha, in September 2026, arriving with three families and 42 styles.
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Photography25 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Fujifilm Unveils instax Pal 2 With a Real Optical Viewfinder
Fujifilm has announced the second generation of its palm-sized instax Pal, adding a real optical viewfinder along with a new control dial and lever.
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Art24 August 2026 · 1 MIN
San Francisco's SF Camerawork closes after 52 years
The nonprofit photography gallery, which showed early work by Robert Mapplethorpe and Sally Mann, closed on August 16, citing rising costs and declining funding.
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Creative Production27 August 2026 · 1 MIN
Coffee shells and e-waste become a marble-weight material called Matek
At Copenhagen's Project Materia show, nine designers worked with Matek, a circular material made from coffee-shell waste and electronic waste; the collection tours to Paris and London this September.
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Agenda28 August 2026 · 1 MIN
Frieze Seoul Returns for Fifth Edition, 2-5 September at COEX Gangnam
Held alongside Kiaf Seoul, the fair brings together more than 125 galleries from 30 countries, adding two new curated sections, Material Practice and Spotlight, to its programme.
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Trend30 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Texworld Split the Season into Twelve Signals: the Autopsy Trend Book
The Paris sourcing fair built its Autumn-Winter 2027-2028 trend book on twelve named creative signals instead of conventional trend groups. Its art directors are Louis Gérin and Grégory Lamaud.
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Fashion & Design29 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Dario Vitale Named Creative Director of Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani Accessories
Armani Group's Milan-based announcement confirmed Dario Vitale as Creative Director overseeing Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani Accessories, making him the first person outside the Armani family to hold the role.
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Photography25 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026: Julien Anton Wins Grand Prize With Seahorse Portrait
French photographer Julien Anton's image of a male seahorse and its young, first named winner of the Ocean Wildlife category, has been elevated to the competition's overall top prize.
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Art24 August 2026 · 1 MIN
Telfair Museums names Caitlín Doherty as new executive director
Telfair Museums in Savannah has appointed Caitlín Doherty, who led MOCA Jacksonville for a decade, as its new executive director, starting in October.
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Creative Production11 August 2026 · 2 MIN
A supermarket built from 20,000 felt objects
Lucy Sparrow has turned a 4,000-square-foot gallery in Arkansas into a felt supermarket, produced with five full-time assistants.
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Agenda26 August 2026 · 1 MIN
Art Dubai Announces 2027 Edition Dates: 7-11 April
After closing its 20th-anniversary special edition in May with record attendance, the fair returns to its usual spring slot at Madinat Jumeirah next year.
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Trend30 September 2026 · 1 MIN
Heimtextil Treated the Home as a Performance Space: Home-Maxxing 27/28
The Frankfurt home textile fair's direction sets the display of technical competence against a search for sensory respite. Curation is with Milan's Alcova, and one heading stops hiding the screw, the seam and the zip.
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SAYI 01 · 30 STORIES- 01170 Years of the Trench Coat: Burberry's Archive Opens to the Public at the V&AFashion & Design
- 02McLaren Unveils Evolved Identity Linking Its Racing and Automotive ArmsFashion & Design
- 03London's Doors Open Wide: Open House Festival Set for 12-20 SeptemberFashion & Design
- 04Henry Zankov Becomes DVF's First-Ever Artistic Director in 54-Year HistoryFashion & Design
- 05Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Set to Open in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026Fashion & Design
- 06Leica revives the Navy's secretive lens design in a 660-unit limited editionPhotography
- 07Audubon Photography Awards 2026 winners revealed: Roseate Spoonbill and Lesser Horned Owl take top honorsPhotography
- 08Aperture Opens New Permanent Home on Manhattan's Upper West SidePhotography
- 09Canon Unveils EOS R8 Mark II as Its Lightest IBIS CameraPhotography
- 10Fujifilm Unveils New XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR Super Telephoto LensPhotography
- 11Guggenheim Abu Dhabi names inaugural director ahead of openingArt
- 12Four Antonello da Messina works stolen from museum in SicilyArt
- 13US National Gallery of Art acquires around 190 works spanning five centuriesArt
- 14The Armory Show launches its first museum acquisition prizesArt
- 15More than thirty steel lobsters arrive in PompeiiArt
- 16Clothing brands move repair into the shop floorCreative Production
- 17What 1,426 responses say about design feesCreative Production
- 18Petition calls for the Mackintosh building to be rebuiltCreative Production
- 19Repair cafés keep old computers alive with LinuxCreative Production
- 20A weaving programme rebuilding the wool chain in VanCreative Production
- 21Liverpool Biennial Names Two Curators for 14th EditionAgenda
- 22Dhaka Art Summit Becomes "Tondra," Postponing Physical Edition Until After ElectionsAgenda
- 23Sharjah Biennial 17 to open in January 2027 with 109 participantsAgenda
- 24Art Basel Paris returns to the Grand Palais for its fifth edition, 23-25 OctoberAgenda
- 25A bank's archive at Salt Galata until 30 SeptemberAgenda
- 26Colour's Calendar Is Set Two Years Ahead: Intercolor and Türkiye's Place in ItTrend
- 27Pantone Chose a White for the First Time: Cloud DancerTrend
- 28Glass Without Quarrying: the Silica Paolina Kühr Grows from AlgaeTrend
- 29A Soviet-Era Tile and Roadside Soil: SoilyTrend
- 30Pitti Filati's Research Area Chose Discipline: Spazio Ricerca 2027/28Trend
View — Commentary
ALL STORIES →Art
San Francisco's SF Camerawork closes after 52 years
The nonprofit photography gallery, which showed early work by Robert Mapplethorpe and Sally Mann, closed on August 16, citing rising costs and declining funding.
Read →Creative Production
Coffee shells and e-waste become a marble-weight material called Matek
At Copenhagen's Project Materia show, nine designers worked with Matek, a circular material made from coffee-shell waste and electronic waste; the collection tours to Paris and London this September.
Read →
Fashion & Design
Displaay Releases Cassette: A 42-Style Grotesk by Martin Vácha
Czech-based Displaay Type Foundry launched Cassette, a new typeface by designer Martin Vácha, in September 2026, arriving with three families and 42 styles.
Read →Agenda
37 STORIES →Toronto Biennial of Art Opens 26 September with Theme "Things Fall Apart"The fourth edition, curated by Allison Glenn, brings together more than 30 artists from 26…Read →Frieze Seoul Returns for Fifth Edition, 2-5 September at COEX GangnamHeld alongside Kiaf Seoul, the fair brings together more than 125 galleries from 30 countr…Read →Art Dubai Announces 2027 Edition Dates: 7-11 AprilAfter closing its 20th-anniversary special edition in May with record attendance, the fair…Read →Liverpool Biennial Names Two Curators for 14th EditionThe 2027 edition, running 5 June to 12 September, will be co-curated by Mexico City-based …Read →Dhaka Art Summit Becomes "Tondra," Postponing Physical Edition Until After ElectionsThe Samdani Art Foundation is delaying the in-person summit during Bangladesh's political …Read →
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