Burhan Dogancay's commemoration at the Met

Thank you very much for The Metropolitan Museum of Art to hold a commemoration for Burhan Dogancay.  Eventhough I was familiar with Dogancay's work, an extensive presentation such as this put it in to a much better perspective for all of us. 

 I was also pleasantly surprised to see one of  my artworks on screen during the presentation, perhaps as a younger artist who also works in public space !  

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