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On view until Sunday 18/09:
Sven Augustijnen
Maps of the Middle East (1942 – 1969)
Jan Mot at Lempertz
rue du Grand Cerf / Grote Hertstraat 6 1000 Brussels
“This is a selection from the maps of the Middle East published in Time Magazine between 1942 and 1969. The segments before, between 1923 and 1941, and after, from 1970 to today, will be shown on other occasions. Most of the published maps are geopolitical or war maps, some are of archeological or religious interest. They show the shift of power and focus, and thus of territory, from the crumbling of the British Empire in the 20th century, to the independence and the birth of new nations in the post-war area, a process going hand in hand with the dynamics of the Cold War and the confrontation of the American and Soviet spheres of influence. […]”
Sven Augustijnen
Special opening hours:
14/09 – 18/09, 12 am – 6:30 pm and by appointment
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