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Olafur Eliasson hopes that by showing you the future, you will start to act now. His large scale art installations are making their way to Portugal for the first time. And while the exhibit tries to give viewers a taste of how climate change will affect the world in the coming years, he hopes projects like his will undo the reality of his vision.

#OlafurEliasson #Portugal #Exhibition

Last weekend Joker became the highest-grossing movie ever to be released in October. Except for here in Istanbul. The Turkish cartoon, King Sakir: Land of Pirates beat out the super-villain blockbuster. Now, releasing a film at the same time as a highly anticipated flick is a gutsy move. So, once again here's Showcase's Alican Pamir, who spoke to the creator of the film about his winning formula.

#KingShakir #Cartoon #LandofPirates

In this episode of Showcase;

Code of Acquisitions 00:46

Ahmet Ogut, Co-initiator of Code of Acquisitions 02:04

Degas at the Opera 10:05

Gauguin at National Gallery 12:39

Rabat Biennale of Contemporary Art 15:12

Halil Altindere's Abracadabra 17:33

Brexit-Born Art 21:37

#Brexit #Degas #Gauguin

It only took 120 years but portraits by master painter Paul Gauguin finally have their own exhibition. From Canada to now London's National Gallery, dozens of Gauguin's pieces have come together from across the world from public and private collections all throughout his career.

#PaulGauguin #NationalGallery #GauguinPortraits

The relationship between artists and galleries is built on trust. A trust that is often broken. After having Khaled Akil, a Syrian artist living here in Istanbul, Showcase is joined by Ahmet Ogut, Co-initiator of Code of Acquisitions. 01:19

#CodeofAcquisations #KhaledAkil #AhmetOgut

French painter Edgar Degas is known as 'the painter of dancing girls.' His ballerinas are both sombre and elegant. And while they are based only on his imagination the sadness they depict is all too real. And it's the focus of a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

#Degas #EdgarDegas #NationalGalleryofArt

In this episode of Showcase;

Inside the Mind of the Joker 00:47

Michael Phillips, Film Critic at Chicago Tribune 02:49

Picasso: The Art of Spectacle 08:58

2019 Asian Art Biennial 13:05

Tzu-Nyen Ho, Co-curator of Asian Art Biennial 2019 13:54

Ai Wei Wei: Roots 18:43

Fons Americanus 22:38

#AsianArtBiennial #Joker #Picasso

Recent years have seen the rise of the supervillain movies. But despite their success at the box-office, the films can fail with critics. But DC aims to change this with a dramatic take on Batman's iconic foe, in Joker.

Michael Phillips, Film Critic at Chicago Tribune 01:48

#Joker #JoaquinPhoenix #Cinema

A new exhibition has opened its doors in Izmir to pay tribute to one of the most important artists of the 20th century. 'Picasso: The Art of Spectacle' features 83 works and gives an overview of the life and work of the Spanish artist. Showcase's Aadel Haleem travelled to Izmir for a sneak peek into this illustrious spectacle.

#Picasso #Izmir #LucienArkas

From gods to colonialists, to foreign merchants and immigrants. Kicking off in the Taiwanese city of Ta-EH-Chung, this year's Asian Art Biennial explores how encounters with cultures from distant lands have fed into the unique perplexities of what organisers refer to as 'Asian art".

Tzu-Nyen Ho, Co-curator of Asian Art Biennial 2019 00:31

#Asia #Art #Biennial