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Abbas

(Iranian, born 1944)

north african stories: then and now by abbas

Abbas

North African Stories: Then and Now

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mexico. state of guerrero. village of san augustin de oapan. children bath and play in the rio balsas. 1985. by abbas

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MEXICO. State of Guerrero. Village of San Augustin de Oapan. Children bath and play in the Rio Balsas. 1985., 1985

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a bull’s head after slaughter, a hungry dog, a hat on a pole mexico, state of guerrero, village of san augustin de oapan by abbas

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A bull’s head after slaughter, a hungry dog, a hat on a pole Mexico, State of Guerrero, Village of San Augustin de Oapan, 1983

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chanel fashion show. paris, france by abbas

Abbas

Chanel fashion show. Paris, France, 1986

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yokohama. japan by abbas

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Yokohama. Japan, 2010

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young girls in islamic school uniforms play football in their high-school courtyard, tehran, iran by abbas

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Young girls in Islamic school uniforms play football in their high-school courtyard, Tehran, Iran, 1998

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mombasa. kenya by abbas

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Mombasa. Kenya, 2007

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a woman in a dust storm, a walking tree. guerrero, mexico by abbas

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A woman in a dust storm, a walking tree. Guerrero, Mexico, 1985

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at sunrise, a fisherman in his boat, bamako, mali by abbas

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At sunrise, a fisherman in his boat, Bamako, Mali, 1994

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snow. lorestan province, iran by abbas

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Snow. Lorestan Province, Iran, 2001

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film director abbas kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital, tehran, iran by abbas

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Film director Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital, Tehran, Iran, 1997

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armed militants outside the united states embassy, where diplomats are held hostages. tehran, iran by abbas

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Armed militants outside the United States Embassy, where diplomats are held hostages. Tehran, Iran, 1979

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Biography

Timeline

1944
Born in Iran
1971 - 1973
Member of Sipa
1974 - 1980
Member of Gamma
1978 - 1980
Photographed the revolution in Iran
1983 - 1986
Journeyed through Mexico. The resulting exhibition and book, Return to Mexico: Journeys Beyond the Mask, helped define his photographic aesthetic
1985
Member of Magnum Photos
1987 - 1994
Focused on the resurgence of Islam throughout the world
1997
Returned to Iran after seventeen years of voluntary exile

Exhibitions

2008
The Children of Abraham - RIP, Fez, Morrocco; Le Botanique, Bruxelles, Belgium
2007
The Children of Abraham - Noorderlicht, Groningen, Netherlands; Exposorium Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006
The Children of Abraham - Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway
Islams and Shias - Vicino/Lontano, Udine, Italy
2005
Sur la Route des Esprits, La Chambre Claire, France
2004
Iran - Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Resurgence of Shias - Visa in Perpignan, France
Ya Saddam - Noorderlicht, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Islams - The United Nations, New York, NY
2003
Visiones de l'Islam - La Caixa, Girona, Granada, Pamplona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Literature

2009
In Whose Name?, Thames and Hudson, London & New York, Au Nom de Qui?, Editions du Pacifique, Paris
2006
The Children of Abraham, Intervalles, France
2005
Abbas, I Grandi Fotografi di Magnum, Hachette, Italy
IranDiaro: 1971-2005, Saggiatore, Italy
Sur la Route des Esprits, Delpire, France
2002
IranDiary: 1971-2002, Autrement, France
2000
Faces of Christianity: A Photographic Journey, A. Abrams, USA
1994
Allah O Akbar: A Journey Through Militant Islam, Phaidon, UK; Allah O Akbar - Voyages dans l'Islam militant, Phaidon, France; Allah O Akbar - Viaggio negli islam del mondo, Contrasto, Italy
1992
Return to Mexico: Journeys Beyond the Mask, W.W. Norton, USA
1986
Retornos a Oapan, FCE, Mexico
English (US)

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