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Sebastião Salgado

SEBASTIÃO SALGADO

Kuwait Sundaram Tagore Gallery 30 March–29 April 2017 New York, New York
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Shot in 1991 as the Gulf War drew to a close, the images in this exhibition, curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado, chronicle the raging oil-well fires ignited by Saddam Hussein’s forces as they retreated from Kuwait. This epic series first appeared in The New York Times Magazine in 1991 and has since been hailed as one of Salgado’s most compelling—and courageous—bodies of work, garnering the prestigious Oskar Barnack Award, which recognises outstanding photography on the relationship between humans and the environment.

This exhibition follows the recent success of Sebastião Salgado: The World Through His Eyes, a show organised and presented by Sundaram Tagore Gallery in partnership with the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre and The Royal Photographic Society of Thailand.

In conjunction with the exhibition Kuwait at Sundaram Tagore Gallery Chelsea, work from Genesis (2004–2011) will be on view at our Madison Avenue location starting April 1.

Other Works by Sebastião Salgado

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Ob River Arctic Circle by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork photography
Sebastião Salgado Ob River, Arctic Circle, 2011 Gelatin silver print
91.4 x 127 cm
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Keia Yawanawa paints the back of Kanamashi Rio Gregorio Indigenous Territory state of Acre Brazil by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork photography
Sebastião Salgado Keiá Yawanawá paints the back of Kanamashi, Rio Gregório Indigenous Territory, state of Acre, Brazil, 2016 Gelatin silver print
91.44 x 127 cm
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Fishing using timbo Derris elliptica Pretao stream Suruwaha Indigenous Territory state of Amazonas Brazil by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork photography
Sebastião Salgado Fishing using timbó (Derris ellíptica), Pretão stream, Suruwahá Indigenous Territory, state of Amazonas, Brazil, 2017 Gelatin silver print
91.44 x 127 cm
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In the Waura village during the festival of Kuarup two men playing flutes Xingu Indigenous Territory state of Mato Grosso Brazil 2005 by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork photography
Sebastião Salgado In the Waurá village during the festival of Kuarup, two men playing flutes, Xingu Indigenous Territory, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2005, 2005 Gelatin silver print
91.44 x 127 cm
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Kuikuro warriors Xingu Indigenous Territory state of Mato Grosso Brazil by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork photography
Sebastião Salgado Kuikuro warriors, Xingu Indigenous Territory, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2005 Gelatin silver print
60 x 90 inches
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Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp Region of Tripoli Lebanon by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork photography
Sebastião Salgado Nahr el-Bared, Palestinian refugee camp, Region of Tripoli, Lebanon, 1998 Gelatin silver print
61 x 89 cm
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Lake Argentino Los Glaciares National Park Argentine Patagonia by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork print
Sebastião Salgado Lake Argentino, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentine, Patagonia, 2007 Gelatin silver print
61 x 89 cm
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Tolbachik Volcano. In the background the huge base of Kamen Volcano. Kamchatka. Russia by Sebastiao Salgado contemporary artwork photography
Sebastião Salgado Tolbachik Volcano. In the background, the huge base of Kamen Volcano. Kamchatka. Russia, 2006 Gelatin silver print,
91.44 x 127 cm
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About the Artist

Sebastião Salgado is Brazilian-born photographer based in Paris. He has made it his life’s work to document the impact of globalization on humankind. His hauntingly beautiful black-and-white prints lay bare some of the bleakest moments of modern history, telling the story of Vietnamese boat people, Rwandan refugees, Indian coffee growers, and countless other impoverished individuals.

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Group Exhibition
GROUP EXHIBITION On the Road Sundaram Tagore Gallery 16 July–28 August 2026 New York, New York
About the Gallery

Established in 2000 in New York City, Sundaram Tagore Gallery represents established and emerging artists from around the globe, specialising in work that is aesthetically and intellectually rigorous, infused with humanism and art historically significant. The gallery was founded with a mission to show that some of the best and most meaningful art was being created by artists deeply engaged in cross-cultural explorations. Our international roster of artists cross cultural and national boundaries, synthesising Western visual language with forms, techniques and philosophies from Asia, the Subcontinent and the Middle East. More than twenty years later, we continue to champion artists, particularly women and those from underrepresented cultures, whose work exemplifies our interconnectedness.

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