• Expositions
  • Photographes
  • Concours photo
  • Interviews
  • Chroniques
  • À propos
  • Nous contacter
  • Sitemap
  • Menu
  • Les lus
  • Publier


Exhibition : Between Myth and Ideology by Abbas

Mercredi 18 Mars 2015 13:08:44 par Paulina Gautier-mons dans Expositions

© Abbas
Expositions du 20/3/2015 au 26/6/2015 Terminé

Stadthaus Ulm Münsterplatz 50 89073 Ulm Allemagne

The Iranian-French photographer Abbas (*1944) took religion as his main concern. He shot the Iranian Revolution, documented Islam as a gobal phenomenon, including militant Islamism. To be able to document the everyday life of Muslims, he travelled from Xinjiang to Morocco, from London to Timbuktu, New York and Mecca. He photographed their rituals, their spirituality, and also their growing radicalisation. He deals with the spiritual power and the political significance of Christianity, as well as with Judaism. He visits animistic cultures, he explores the world of Buddhism and – in more recent times - the fourth big world religion, Hinduism.

While Abbas' images document spiritual contemplation, they also observe the shift of religions from cultural phenomena to ideologies with the power to cause wars. They capture the tension between tradition and modernity.

Abbas has been – as the only Persian photographer – a member of Magnum Photos since 1981. His photos and stories have been printed worldwide in magazines like Stern, Newsweek, Paris Match or New York Times Magazine. A number of books featuring his work have also been published. His work is being exhibited in locations all over the world, a highlight being "The Children of Abraham", exhibited at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo (2006). The Stadthaus exhibition offers an overview of Abbas' work as a photographer, a career that spans more than 45 years.


© Abbas




Paulina Gautier-mons

Quatre Regards sur la Photographie de Mode
Emmaüs, une communauté. Photographies de Ludovic Bourgeois.
11e saison photographique de la Sarthe
exposition de photographies
Jan Gulfoss - Last Works
Les dérivées de Johann Van Aerden
« AMOUR, UNE ODYSSÉE SIBÉRIENNE » de Claudine Doury
Exposition Égéries de Pierre Cardin

© Actuphoto.com Actualité photographique

Vendredi 09 mai 2025 - 162 connectés - Suivez-nous

  • Photographes
  • Photographers
  • Fotografos
  • Fotografi
  • Fotografen
  • Peintres
  • Artistes
  • Architectes
  • Acteurs
  • Chanteurs
  • Modeles


Top