Exotic Lands: Europe Imagines Egypt and the East September 25, 2009

'Exotic Lands' explores Orientalism, the European fascination with scenes from the Middle East and Northern Africa. The urge to record scenes of the Near East enthralled artists as early as the 16th century, but the vogue reached its height in the colonial era. 'Exotic Lands' features works by Paul Cezanne, Eugene Delacroix and Paul Signac.