Istanbul, 2004, near the Spice Bazaar
2004, printed 2014
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View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 40.64 × 49.53 cm (16 × 19 1/2 in.) sheet: 58.42 × 67.31 cm (23 × 26 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
2018.181.46
Art Historical Context
**Istanbul, 2004, near the Spice Bazaar by Leo Rubinfien the vibrant pulse of one of Istanbul's most iconic markets. Taken in 2004 and printed in 2014 as an inkjet print, this photograph (40.64 × 49.53 cm image size) freezes a moment amid the bustling Spice Bazaar, or Egyptian Bazaar, a 17th-century Ottoman landmark famed for its aromatic stalls of saffron, spices, and sweets. Rubinfien, an acclaimed American photographer known for his lyrical street photography, often explores human connections in urban spaces across Asia and the Middle East as seen in his book *A Map of the East*. Rubinfien...
About the Artist
Leo Rubinfien
Leo Rubinfien, born in Chicago in 1953, spent much of his formative years in Japan, where his family lived starting in the early 1960s. This early immersion in Asian culture profoundly shaped his perspective on travel, urban life, and human intimacy amid exotic settings. He attended Reed College from 1970 to 1972, drawing inspiration from poet Gary Snyder and calligrapher Lloyd Reynolds, before pu...