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Museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and thats what i want to explore. This is amazing. So this is his studio. I can walk around, can i . He was painting the orient within the orient. When you see my work, you can easily link the concepts, lets say, or the technique, anything from them, as inspiring. I think thats rather wonderful. Im in istanbul, that great, entrancing, ancient megalopolis, once the capital of the byzantine and ottoman empires. Lying on either side of the bosporus strait, its a city that straddles two continents, europe and asia, so it feels like the Perfect Place ...

museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and that's what i want to explore. this is amazing. so this is his studio. i can walk around, can i? he was painting the orient within the orient. when you see my work, you can easily link the concepts, let's say, or the technique, anything from them, as inspiring. i think that's rather wonderful. i'm in istanbul, that great, entrancing, ancient megalopolis, once the capital of the byzantine and ottoman empires. lying on either side of the bosporus strait, it's a city that straddles two continents, europe and asia, so it feels like the ...

The women of the near east, i'm in turkey's largest city, istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here at the pera museum, i've discovered how the west's fascination with the east resulted in art that subtly — and sometimes not so subtly — asserted a sense of superiority. i'm meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, who's inspired by orientalism. she wants to show me the works here that captivate her the most. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in part, that's because of its date, which is very prominently painted in the top left hand corner. ...

Istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here i'm meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, who's inspired by orientalism. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in part, that's because of its date, which is very prominently painted in the top left hand corner. 1654. so this is a 17th century painting of an oriental scene. but one thing that strikes me immediately is that you've got these two bands to the painting. do you have a sense how we're meant to read it? yeah. at the bottom part of it is welcoming scene. a guest is coming to the harem, and up si...

To find out how the west viewed the women of the near east, i'm in turkey's largest city, istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here at the pera museum, i've discovered how the west's fascination with the east resulted in art that subtly — and sometimes not so subtly — asserted a sense of superiority. i'm meeting istanbul—based artist ardan ozmenoglu, who's inspired by orientalism. she wants to show me the works here that captivate her the most. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in part, that's because of its date, which is very prominently paint...