Portrait of a country
Under the title “Iran – Portrait of a Country”, the Rietberg Museum is showing an exhibition dedicated to the photographer Antoin Sevruguin (1851–1933). Born in Iran to Armenian parents and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, he later worked as a professional photographer in Tehran - and saw himself as Iranian. Nevertheless, today he, the most famous early photographer in Iran, is considered a “foreigner” by most experts in and outside Iran. According to the opinion, he photographed the country and its people with a “foreign,” an “orientalist” look. Does this mean that Sevruguin only created “European” images? In the end, is it unthinkable that a “Secondo” like him had an “indigenous,” an “Iranian” perspective? These questions – which have a lot to do with prejudices and categorizations and are more relevant today than ever – are at the center of this “portrait”. The exhibition shows 63 photographs from the Rietberg Museum's holdings and is accompanied by a brochure in German, French and English.
Information about the event
All current and additional information about the event can be found on the website of the organizer. Sudden changes will only be displayed on the website of the organizer.
- Time Saturday 3. August 2024, 10:00 - 17:00 Uhr
- Ort Museum Rietberg Zürich, Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich
- WWW rietberg.ch
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- Accessibility
- accessible Rollstuhl (complete)
- Source:guidle.com