At the beginning of the semester I told the Painting Department that I would like to take my students to the Istanbul Modern, the only contemporary art museum in Turkey, for a field trip. So last Friday at 6 AM several other professors and I piled into a bus with our students for the long trek to that Most Beautiful City. And it was worth it. The museum, only a year old, is fantastic—I’m so happy for the art community of Turkey. The top floor is for the permanent collection of Turkish art, and the subterranean floor is for rotating exhibitions. We saw pieces from the last Venice Biennial. The museum sits right on the waterfront; we drank cappuccino and watched fishing boats unload. I saw great art—will discuss in later posts. I just love to have a museum experience like that!
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