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Melishan Devrim
Melishan Devrim
Arts journalist, art historian (PhD), translator and contemporary artist
Born in Istanbul. Studied Art History in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and specialized in architectural history of the 19th and 20th century. Received "Young Art Critic Award" in 2002. Worked as an arts journalist, editor and copywriter for media and advertising agencies (1998-2021). Contributed to some international and collective art projects with her digital images (Museum of Selfies, 2014; "Virus" online exhibition of Ankara Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center, 2020.) Translated science fiction books. Worked as a migrant worker in Athens and Sofia, traveled in Europe for her architectural research (2017-2021). Published her "Konstantin Lips" [Byzantine monastery church, today Fenari İsa Mosque] series paintings at Saatchi Art Gallery in 2023.
Some of her published articles can be found on her Academia page.
#coronapocalypse, 2020
#coronapocalypse, 2020
Ankara NHKM, "Virus" online exhibition page
About the concept of panic buying. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, Europeans and Americans were stocking toilet paper, while in Turkey there was concern that there would be a food shortage and pasta was stocked.
Appropriating Istanbul, 2016
Appropriating Istanbul, 2016
Social media post
Museum of Selfies art project contribution, 2014, Tumblr
Museum of Selfies art project contribution, 2014, Tumblr
Manipulation of the self-portrait of Turkish painter Avni Lifij (this painting is from the collection of Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum).
Published on Curator Olivia Muus’s Museum of Selfies Tumblr page, 6 Nov 2014.
“7th Peace Symbol”, Zagreb Fine Arts Academy, 21 September 2019
“7th Peace Symbol”, Zagreb Fine Arts Academy, 21 September 2019
Land art
“6th Peace Symbol”, Sofia, South Park, 17 March 2019
“6th Peace Symbol”, Sofia, South Park, 17 March 2019
Land art
5 peace symbols in 5 countries: Greece (Thassos), Hungary (Balatonfüred ), Austria (Vienna), Czechia (Prague), France (Paris), September 2016 - February & March 2017
5 peace symbols in 5 countries: Greece (Thassos), Hungary (Balatonfüred ), Austria (Vienna), Czechia (Prague), France (Paris), September 2016 - February & March 2017
Land art
Book Translations
Book Translations
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