On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 1873 Vienna World’s Fair, the MAK sets out to explore a critical aspect of this prestigious international show: the “Orient” as a construct of 19th-century Orientalism. Drawing on Egypt and Japan as examples, which in the contemporary worldview were often thought to be part of the region referred to as the “Orient,” this exhibition explores Orientalism from various angles.
MAK — “The 1873 Vienna World’s Fair Revisited: Egypt and Japan as Europe’s ‘Orient'”
