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Turkish Armenian photographer's Ara Güler's Anatolia in US gallery
14:49 14.12.2013
Turkish Armenian photojournalist Ara Güler's exhibition opens today at
the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Hurriyet Daily News
reports.
`In Focus: Ara Güler's Anatolia' reveals a selection of his
never-before-shown works of Anatolian monuments, taking the viewer on
a historical journey through the lens of one of the world's most
legendary photojournalists.
Running through May 4, 2014, 21 the work on display also challenge
Güler's definition of himself as a photojournalist, not an artist, and
engage visitors in a critical debate about whether photography is a
form of art or a means of documentation.
The exhibition was curated by students from the Johns Hopkins
University's Program in Museums and Society, under the supervision of
Nancy Micklewright, the Head of Scholarly Programs and Publications at
the Freer and Sackler Galleries.
Extracted from his extensive portfolio, `In Focus: Ara Güler's
Anatolia' features photographs of Seljuk, Armenian and Ottoman
monuments across Anatolia, the Asian mainland of Turkey.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/12/14/turkish-armenian-photographers-ara-gulers-anatolia-in-us-gallery/
14:49 14.12.2013
Turkish Armenian photojournalist Ara Güler's exhibition opens today at
the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Hurriyet Daily News
reports.
`In Focus: Ara Güler's Anatolia' reveals a selection of his
never-before-shown works of Anatolian monuments, taking the viewer on
a historical journey through the lens of one of the world's most
legendary photojournalists.
Running through May 4, 2014, 21 the work on display also challenge
Güler's definition of himself as a photojournalist, not an artist, and
engage visitors in a critical debate about whether photography is a
form of art or a means of documentation.
The exhibition was curated by students from the Johns Hopkins
University's Program in Museums and Society, under the supervision of
Nancy Micklewright, the Head of Scholarly Programs and Publications at
the Freer and Sackler Galleries.
Extracted from his extensive portfolio, `In Focus: Ara Güler's
Anatolia' features photographs of Seljuk, Armenian and Ottoman
monuments across Anatolia, the Asian mainland of Turkey.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/12/14/turkish-armenian-photographers-ara-gulers-anatolia-in-us-gallery/