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Waiting, and waiting: The Lost Men of Syria at the Saatchi Gallery
Jul12

Waiting, and waiting: The Lost Men of Syria at the Saatchi Gallery

Syria’s grim humanitarian crisis finds yet another sombre expression in The Lost Men of Syria exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, opening 19 July. Photographer Edward Jonkler’s work examines the role of men in refugee camps, and the shifting power dynamics that can often lead to acts of radicalisation and mental illness, with once patriarchal figures becoming “lost’. Fleeing violence and the destruction of their lives...

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PhotoX extends entry time for art photographers
May05

PhotoX extends entry time for art photographers

PhotoX, an art photography prize supported by EAPGROUP, invites aspiring contestants to submit entries as it extends the time available for submissions. “Due to many late submissions, we have now decided to extend the entry deadline until 8 May 2017. Huge thanks to all the worldwide entries already received,” PhotoX said. PhotoX prizes include a combined GBP 2,000 cash prize, shared among four winners, and an artist...

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Homage to Abbas Kiarostami, mystic moviemaker
Jul05

Homage to Abbas Kiarostami, mystic moviemaker

Abbas Kiarostami, artist, poet, philosopher and moviemaker, has died after a battle with gastrointestinal cancer. In 2005 he featured in a special Eastern Art Report tribute, Abbas Kiarostami in Eastern Art Report. One of Kiarostami’s most celebrated works, the 1997 film Taste of Cherry, was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. “Abbas Kiarostami, who had travelled to France for treatment, has died,” the...

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A Dream of Humanity highlighted in Photography Award
Jul29

A Dream of Humanity highlighted in Photography Award

Art photography, if correctly used, can be a powerful medium, employed to highlight humanitarian crises that recede from news headlines once they have been reported a few times. HIPA, the $400,000 photography prize, is aiming to avoid that pitfall of art and humanitarianism. On 26 July 2015 it launched A Dream of Humanity exhibition on the banks of the Seine in Paris. HIPA is the user-friendly acronym for The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin...

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Afghanistan: Chronotopia by Simon Norfolk
Aug10

Afghanistan: Chronotopia by Simon Norfolk

Winner of the European Publishers Award for 2002, Afghanistan: Chronotopia (7 September-19 October 2002), an exhibition of photographs by Simon Norfolk at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, is a stunning exploration of the archaeology of the modern Afghan landscape and the after affects of more than twenty years of conflict. Drawing a parallel with Heinrich Schliemann’s discovery of the ancient city of Troy, in which he found 9 cities...

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