“Next year, in 2007, I think it’s like the year of the suicide—the art world commits suicide,” said Vasif Kortun. “It starts with Moscow, and then there’s the Emirates, and then there’s Venice, then ...

Pem Lham Wins $30k Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize Vasif Kortun, the director of research and programs at Turkey’s SALT—a cultural institution comprising three venues in Istanbul and Ankara that ...

SALT Beyoğlu, one of Istanbul’s most important cultural destinations, has been closed since the start of the year. According to the institution’s director the closure is due to “technical reasons,” ...

Vasif Kortun, Director of SALT in Istanbul and Ankara, will step down from his post in 2017. He will continue to serve on SALT’s board of directors, according to ArtAsiaPacific. Kortun has been in the ...

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Vasif Kortun discusses the research- and archive-based focus of SALT and the institution’s commitment to promoting cross ...

Installation view of Continuity Error by Aydan Murtezaoğlu and Bülent Şangar at SALT Beyoğlu (all photos courtesy Salt Research and Programs unless indicated ...

'The days of museums hoarding information are over.' ‘There are two types of museum,’ says Vasif Kortun, director of research and programs at SALT, ‘the monastery and the public square.’ Kortun is ...

United Arab Emirates to participate for second time in international art exhibition building on successful debut in 2009 ABU DHABI, May 23rd: The Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development and ...

Vasif Kortun, director of research and programs of SALT in Istanbul and Ankara, discusses the research and archive-based focus of SALT and the institution’s commitment to promoting cross-cultural ...