Curator Deniz Beyazit on getting lost in a Turkish tughra.
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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.
You could get lost in this Turkish sultan's elaborate signature
"By looking closely I really discovered that there is a system. That there is a beauty. There is a sense of music even behind how these flowers work together."
Deniz Beyazit
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Deniz Beyazit
Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
Photography by Katherine Dahab
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