CULTURAL AGENDA

The Akbank Art Center in İstanbul hosts “Monochrome,” a group exhibition focusing on digital works of art, until Saturday.

The Borusan Contemporary office-museum in İstanbul is home to two exhibitions until Feb. 21: “What Lies Beneath,” a collection of four large installations, and “Desire,” which features a selection from the Borusan contemporary art collection.

The Milli Reasürans Art Gallery in İstanbul presents a photo exhibition called “Üç Şehir Bir Kahve: Kahire, İstanbul, Viyana” (Three Cities One Coffee: Cairo, İstanbul, Vienna) by photographer Manuel Çıtak until Feb. 27.

The SALT Galata art space in İstanbul is currently hosting two exhibitions: “Painter Sabiha Rüştü Bozcalı,” a selection of drawings, paintings, photographs, letters, postcards and various publications she contributed to, from the artist's archive that was donated to SALT Research in 2014, runs until Feb. 28, and the zine and exhibition project “Apricots from Damascus,” by Dilek Winchester and Atıf Akın, continues until Feb. 21.

Bosnian artist Šejla Kamerić's first-ever solo exhibition in Turkey, “When the Heart Goes Bing Bam Boom,” is on display until Feb. 28 at the ARTER Space for Art in İstanbul's Beyoğlu district.

“The Traces of Don Quixote,” an exhibition bringing together works of art by hundreds of world-renowned artists, inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' famous fictional character, is on display until March 6 at Çankaya Municipality's Contemporary Arts Center in Ankara.

Koç University's Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) in İstanbul's Beyoğlu district hosts an exhibition titled “Everyday Sounds: Exploring Sound Through Daily Life” until March 20.

ALT, a new art space inside the new Bomontiada culture and entertainment complex in İstanbul, currently hosts its first two exhibitions: a selection of films and videos by Canadian artist Rodney Graham, and a group exhibition titled “If you can't go through the door, go through the window,” featuring works by artists Hera Büyüktaşçıyan, Hasan Özgür Top and Aykan Safoğlu. Both exhibitions continue until March 26.

An exhibition of photographs by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami continues until April 10 at the CerModern museum in Ankara. “Picture the World: Burhan Doğançay as Photographer,” which was previously displayed in the Doğançay Museum in İstanbul, is on display until March 13 at CerModern.

İstanbul Modern's new exhibition “Till It's Gone” continues until June 5 at the museum's temporary exhibition hall, presenting a selection of works of art focusing on nature and sustainability. The museum's Photography Gallery is home to an exhibition titled “Habitat,” featuring work by 13 contemporary Turkish photographers, until May 22.

Antalya's new art center, Antalya Culture and Art (AKS), is currently presenting its first two exhibitions: “Picasso: Kadın ve Boğa -- Doğduğu Evden Gravürler ve Seramikler” (Picasso: Woman and Bull -- Etchings and Ceramics from the House of His Birth), is on display until Feb. 28 and “Işık ve Tarih: Ara Güler'in Gözüyle Antalya” (Light and History: Antalya as seen by Ara Güler), is set to continue until Sept. 28.

The Akbank Art Center in İstanbul is hosting the 12th annual İstanbul Japanese Film Festival until Saturday, presenting six feature films by Japanese directors in a free-admission program.

İstanbul's Pera Museum hosts a film program called “The Sky Sparkles: In Praise of Chekhov” until Feb. 27 at its auditorium, presenting eight movies inspired by Anton Chekhov's stories.

“Shrek the Musical,” based on the 2001 hit film, wraps up its 22-performance İstanbul run with its last two performances today at the Zorlu Performing Arts Center.

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