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Abstract
[From the Sundaram Tagore Gallery website]
For his second solo exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Chelsea, world-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado presents a selection of stunning monochromatic photographs from his landmark series Kuwait. The artist will be in the gallery for the exhibition opening Thursday, March 30.
Shot in 1991 as the Gulf War drew to a close, the images in this show chronicle the raging oil well fires ignited by Saddam Hussein’s forces as they retreated from Kuwait. This exhibition of stunning photographs, curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado, lays bare the devastating environmental consequences of war.
Considered one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history, this event began when Saddam Hussein, recognizing the war was over, ordered his retreating military forces to ignite some 700 oil wells and a number of oil-filled low-lying areas in an attempt to destroy the region’s most sought-after natural resource. It took nearly eight months and the Herculean efforts of firefighters from around the world to contain the towering infernos. As their efforts progressed, Sebastião Salgado, on assignment from The New York Times Magazine, traveled to Kuwait to document the disaster firsthand.
For his second solo exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Chelsea, world-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado presents a selection of stunning monochromatic photographs from his landmark series Kuwait. The artist will be in the gallery for the exhibition opening Thursday, March 30.
Shot in 1991 as the Gulf War drew to a close, the images in this show chronicle the raging oil well fires ignited by Saddam Hussein’s forces as they retreated from Kuwait. This exhibition of stunning photographs, curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado, lays bare the devastating environmental consequences of war.
Considered one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history, this event began when Saddam Hussein, recognizing the war was over, ordered his retreating military forces to ignite some 700 oil wells and a number of oil-filled low-lying areas in an attempt to destroy the region’s most sought-after natural resource. It took nearly eight months and the Herculean efforts of firefighters from around the world to contain the towering infernos. As their efforts progressed, Sebastião Salgado, on assignment from The New York Times Magazine, traveled to Kuwait to document the disaster firsthand.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sebastiao Salgado |
| Subtitle of host publication | Kuwait |
| Editors | Leila Wanick Salgado |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Sundaram Tagore Gallery |
| Pages | 9-16 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Mar 2017 |
| Event | Sebastiao Salgado: Kuwait - Sundaram Tagore Gallery Chelsea, New York, United States Duration: 30 Mar 2017 → 29 Apr 2017 http://www.sundaramtagore.com/exhibitions/sebastiao-salgado6 |
Exhibition
| Exhibition | Sebastiao Salgado |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New York |
| Period | 30/03/17 → 29/04/17 |
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The imperfect pearl: the worldly view of Sebastião Salgado
Kwint, M. & Salgado, S., 2017, Sebastião Salgado: The World Through His Eyes. New York, USA: Sundaram Tagore Gallery, p. 8-15 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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