Arts

Strawberries, tulips and lemons - subjects photographed by Cy Twombly from 1985 to 2008 in Rome and Gaeta - reveal how the celebrated American artist captured moments of day-to-day life with such earnestness even when he was a student, at the Gagosian Gallery through July 29.

Part of documenta 14, Lebanese-Polish artist Brigitte Polemis presents "#iFollow" at the Bouziani Museum, an exhibition that explores the adaptation of social media to modern-day life and the addiction many have today to getting "likes" on their posts. Visiting hours are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from noon till 7 p.m.

“Yassou” (Hello) wrote Aussie Hollywood superstar Hugh Jack Jackman in a selfie he shared with his 13.3 million Instagram followers. The 49-year-old family oriented actor, is on holidays enjoying the sun and culture of Greece with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness and their two children, Oscar, 17, and Ava, 11.

Acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge presents a 40-meter caravan of shadows extending over eight screens, reminiscent of a medieval danse macabre, every night at 9.30 p.m. through June 30 on the Dionysiou Areopagitou promenade, just a few meters from the Acropolis metro station.

The archaeology museum in the southern province of Hatay, one of the richest places in Anatolia in terms of archaeology, will soon be home to the world's largest mosaic collection when its second stage is finished within the next six months. 

The Museum of Cycladic Art will be reducing its admission fee and putting on a special evening from 9 p.m. until midnight on Thursday, June 8, with drinks and a DJ set from the Prudence Tapes.

As Macedonia's likely new Culture Minister announces a complete halt to the quasi-baroque revamp of the capital known as Skopje 2014, architects have said they hope some of the historic buildings given new facades will be restored to their original state.

Music, street performers, graffiti artists and even acrobats will be among the entertainment at the Festival of Colors at Kerameikos on the weekend of June 17 and 18. The theory behind the festival, which will be complemented by live performances against a backdrop of street art, is that color brings life and strength to the streets of the neighborhood.

I first watched them on May 11 as they were performing their art at the entrance to the Arsenale where a number of works are being exhibited or performed at the 57th International Exhibition in Venice, or the Venice Biennale.

ÇIN, a new work by Cevdet Erek, has gone on view at the Pavilion of Turkey at the 57th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.
 
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the Pavilion of Turkey is located at Sale d'Armi, Arsenale, one of the main exhibition venues of La Biennale di Venezia. The installation can be seen until Nov. 26.