Istanbul and the 13th Biennial
Istanbul was Constantinople Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it’s Turkish delight on a moonlit night They Might Be Giants Istanbul is the final destination on my journey, so it is with some sadness that I write these last posts. It is a sadness I associate with the concept of ‘hazun’ which Orhan Pamuk describes in his evocative book about Istanbul. Hazun is a state of melancholy that Pamuk believes the whole city suffers […]
Categories: Art, Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Istanbul Biennial, Travel, Travel writing, Turkey • Tags: Art, Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Istanbul Biennial, Orhan Pamuk, Travel, Travel writing, Turkey
