Seeing love stories among blotches of colour or hearing a loved one's promises between the lyrics of a song. Thanks to art, simple things in life can leave an extraordinary impact on us. Like the sculptures at this exhibition in one of Istanbul's ancient cisterns. Turkish artist Dincer Gungorur honours ancient folk stories by carving them into marble. Showcase's Nursena Tuter went to see what the stones had to say.

#Sculpture #Exhibition #DincerGungorur

In this episode of Showcase;

Felix Vallotton at The Royal Academy of Arts 01:20

Tarabya Cultural Festival 2019 05:46

Julia Lazarus, Artist, Curator and Filmmaker 06:35

Miniature Park: Russia in Miniature 10:30

TRT's Script Days 14:37

John Bailey One on One 15:50

#JohnBailey #FelixVallotton #TarabyaCulturalFestival

If the Oscars were a film, they would probably be up for a best drama race this year. Tackling the Metoo, Oscarsowhite and Netflix controversies, they have been dealing with the lowest ratings in modern history. But the Academy has plans to tackle them all -as the president John Bailey told Showcase's Elif Bereketli in a one on one interview in Istanbul's Ciragan Palace. The experienced cinematographer was there for TRT's 12 Punto Project, aiming at promoting Turkish films abroad, and contributing to the changing nature of storytelling which Bailey also had a lot to say about.

#JohnBailey #TRT #12PuntoProject

The Tarabya Cultural Festival started last year at the summer residence of the German Embassy, in Tarabya, a coastal neighbourhood near the Bosphorus. The festival is organised by the Tarabya Cultural Academy, which is offering a residency programme that enables German-based artists from various artistic disciplines to spend some time in Istanbul.

Julia Lazarus, Artist, Curator and Filmmaker 00:50

#Tarabya #Culture #Fedtival

Printmaker, painter, draughtsman and satirist. Felix Vallotton was a man of many talents. Yet his name remains relatively unknown outside his native Switzerland. But now, London's Royal Academy of Arts is putting Vallotton firmly in the frame, with more than one hundred works by the 19th-century artist who had an uncanny knack for creating work that is as uncomfortable as it is beautiful. Showcase's Miranda Atty takes a look.

#FelixVallotton #RoyalAcademy #Art

In this episode of Showcase;

40 Years of Phantasm Filled with Nightmares 01:10

Representation of Women Over 40 in Media 06:13

Ella Fegitz, Teaching Fellow at Kings College London 07:22

The Orwell Prize 2019 11:32

Jude Cook, Novelist and Literary Critic 12:42

Bitter Wheat 17:06

Othello Remixed 22:14

#WomeninMedia #GeorgeOrwell #BitterWheat

George Orwell once said quote: 'What I have most wanted to do is to make political writing into an art'. Without a doubt, Orwell's writings have been praised for their fusing of politics and culture in a way that few texts had done before. His merging of fiction with facts often left readers feeling the uncomfortable horrors of political tyranny. Orwell's work also forced readers to confront the dark side of their souls as they related to characters struggling not to lose their integrity in the middle of worldwide chaos.

Jude Cook, Novelist and Literary Critic 00:35

#GeorgeOrwell #TheOrwellPrize #Literature

Women are taking back the remote control. And production companies are noticing. Not only more of the heads whether executives, producers or directors are women, but they're also commissioning more female-led stories. And getting women to write them. And many of those stories are focusing on women over 40.

Ella Fegitz, Teaching Fellow at Kings College London 00:50

#Women #Actress #Cinema

In this episode of Showcase;

The Art of Silversmithing 01:05

Time Waits for No One 07:12

Shortcuts 11:26

Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade 13:10

Museums in the 21st Century 16:50

Mar Dixon, International Museum Consultant 18:14

The Art of Money 23:01

#Silversmithing #FreddieMercury #Museum

They are the guardians of the past. But when it comes to the future how museums create and convey stories is constantly evolving. Ageing populations being edged out by millennials, ups-and-downs in the political climate and technological advancements are just some of the things that are forcing museums to adapt to the times. Today, many of these institutions are getting some of the highest attendance numbers since their inception in the 15th century, but can they stay relevant in these ever-changing times?

Mar Dixon, International Museum Consultant 00:52

#Museum #Contemporary #21stCentury