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Director: Chantal Akerman 
Cast: Chantal Akerman 
Belgium, France, 1976, 90', DCP, color 
French with Turkish subtitles 

A time capsule holding the memory of Chantal Akerman's New York. Her 16mm footage, long takes, and elegantly composed shots roaming the city set to the filmmaker's voice-over as she reads letters from her mother. The text paints an intimate picture of family life, with its catalogue of minor illnesses, domestic routines, betrothals and financial anxieties.   

The elegiac emotionalism of the writings counterpoints the flat monotone of Akerman's recitation and the images of Manhattan as an alien, urban ghost town, its streets preternaturally empty. 

Born in 1950 in Brussels to a family of Polish immigrants, Chantal Akerman carried the influence of her roots throughout her life. Her films often focused on family history, with a meticulous approach to perception and sexuality, reflected in her use of static cameras, long takes, and silent frames. With a filmography of nearly 50 works, she gained widespread recognition with her iconic 1975 film Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, securing a significant place in avant-garde and feminist cinema. 

All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light

News from Home

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Wendy and Lucy

Wendy and Lucy

The Headless Woman

The Headless Woman

The Piano

The Piano

Vagabond

Vagabond

Good News from the Skies

Good News from the Skies

Inspired by the exhibition And Now the Good News, which focusing on the relationship between mass media and art, we prepared horoscope readings based on the chapters of the exhibition. Using the popular astrological language inspired by the effects of the movements of celestial bodies on people, these readings with references to the works in the exhibition make fictional future predictions inspired by the horoscope columns that we read in the newspapers with the desire to receive good news about our day. 

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico was born on July 10, 1888, in Volos, Greece, to an Italian family. His mother, Gemma Cervetto, was from a family of Genoa origin, but most likely she was born in Izmir. His father, Evaristo, was born on June 21, 1841 in the Büyükdere district of Istanbul.

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.