Because she kind of, like, drops off the map. She was a woman, and she was a muslim. Its an exciting time to be interested in museums and visual art, because a great shake up of art history is underway, which is why ive come to istanbul, that Mesmerising Megalopolis that straddles two continents, europe and asia. And the interplay between western and turkish art is a fundamental part of the extraordinary collection of this place, Istanbul Modern. Im in turkeys biggest city, istanbul. In many ways, the story of istanbul is the story of the Bosphorus Strait, the waterway that divides the city and has made it a key Meeting Place for centuries. The brand new home of Istanbul Modern acknowledges this with an impressive open plan ground floor that connects the city with the water. And ive been given special access to the museum as the team make final preparations ahead of its opening. Any new museum needs a gifted architect to create it. And in the italian renzo piano, Istanbul Modern has hi
because she kind of, like, drops off the map. she was a woman, and she was a muslim. it s an exciting time to be interested in museums and visual art, because a great shake up of art history is underway, which is why i ve come to istanbul, that mesmerising megalopolis that straddles two continents, europe and asia. and the interplay between western and turkish art is a fundamental part of the extraordinary collection of this place, istanbul modern. i m in turkey s biggest city, istanbul. in many ways, the story of istanbul is the story of the bosphorus strait, the waterway that divides the city and has made it a key meeting place for centuries. the brand new home of istanbul modern acknowledges this with an impressive open plan ground floor that connects the city with the water. and i ve been given special access to the museum as the team make final preparations ahead of its opening. any new museum needs a gifted architect to create it. and in the italian renzo piano, istanbu
degrees celsius. saintjames is part, and in a whole. hull. showers and thunderstorms breaking out. leaping into northeast england and scotland. some are likely to be really torrential. the heaviest could bring 50 millimetres of reign in the space of a few hours and could bring flash flooding. but some errors could dodge the reign and keep the bomb sunshine. end of the west, a cold front working through and if the weather turning a little bit fresher with temperatures easing back a little. for wimbledon, a chance of a shower with reign interruptions are possible. some torrential downpours through northern england, working northwards.