Ara Guler's Turkey
dal 3/6/2008 al 21/7/2008
Segnalato da
3/6/2008
Ara Guler's Turkey
Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn
Black and white photographs. The internationally known photographer is considered one of the most important chroniclers of the famous city on the Bosphorus. In his works, he especially concentrated on Turkey in the fiftys and sixtys and with his focus on humanity in every day life, he developed a new style in Turkish photography.
Ara Güler, known in his hometown as the eye of Istanbul, is a living legend. The internationally known photographer is considered one of the most important chroniclers of the famous city on the Bosphorus. In his works, he especially concentrated on Turkey in the fiftys and sixtys and with his focus on humanity in every day life, he developed a new style in Turkish photography. The exhibition presents black and white photographs and invites the public to explore Turkey through Ara Güler’s sharp lens. Ara Güler, born in 1928 as a son of an Armenian pharmacist’s family in Istanbul, has been awarded numerous prestigious international awards. A part from his famous photographs of Istanbul, Turkey and his reportages of the Middle-East, he also portrayed many celebrities from culture and the public sphere.
Part of Biennale Bonn
http://www.biennale-bonn.de - biennale@bonn.de
in co-operation with Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn presented with the support of TUI Deutschland
Photo: Ara Güler
Presse
Stefan Krieger E-Mail: stefan.krieger@lvr.de
Opening_Wed, 4 June, 19:00
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
Colmantstr. 14-16 53115 Bonn
Thu, 12 June until Sun, 15 June, 10:00-18:00, Mon, 16 June closed,
Tue, 17 June, 10:00-18:00, Wed, 18 June, 10:00-21:00, Thu, 19 June until Sun, 22 June, 10:00-18:00