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| Ammar Abd Rabbo 'Muammar Gaddafi' 91 x 61 cm. Archival Print on Cotton Paper, Edition of 5 2009 |
Featuring a rare
collection of fifteen photographs of Arab and international leaders
taken at various moments of their life, Ammar Abd Rabbo’s new series
offers an unprecedented glimpse at these leaders. Captured while on
assignment and never staged or digitally manipulated in any way, Ammar
Abd Rabbo manages to immortalize those moments reserved for private
spheres that slip into view. An internal thought read across the lines
of a face, a smirk and side glance, the way the poster of one leader is
ignored while another is carefully cared for. With the eye of a
journalist, each of Ammar Abd Rabbo’s images relay just enough
information to set the scene, yet with an unfailing artistic eye, his
intriguing compositions retain a graphic beauty. Whether attractive or
repulsive in their political stances, each leader is a personality who
engages our curiosity, and each portrait
makes the same statement, that icons are simply human beings, sharing
the same experiences and feelings as the wider public.
Born in Damascus in 1966, Ammar lived in Libya and Lebanon prior to ultimately residing in France in 1978. As one of the Arab world’s most important photojournalists, his work has been published in the world’s most widely circulated publications, from Time Magazine to Paris Match, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and Asharq Al Awsat, where he signed more than 60 magazine covers, and his virtual exhibition on the photo-sharing website Flickr has had more than two and a half million visitors. From a twenty-year career, his portfolio amassed intimate portraits of head of states, war coverage in Iraq, Lebanon and Libya, world-renowned celebrities like the late ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson, as well as high society events such as the Cannes Film Festival and Paris Fashion Week. His first solo artistic exhibition, ‘Coming Soon’ was held in Ayyam Gallery, Beirut in early 2012 and his photograph of Queen Elizabeth II was recently sold at The Young Collectors Auction in Dubai in May 2012.
Ammar Abd Rabbo will be present to celebrate the opening night on Monday, June 18 at Ayyam Gallery, Dubai (DIFC).
Born in Damascus in 1966, Ammar lived in Libya and Lebanon prior to ultimately residing in France in 1978. As one of the Arab world’s most important photojournalists, his work has been published in the world’s most widely circulated publications, from Time Magazine to Paris Match, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, and Asharq Al Awsat, where he signed more than 60 magazine covers, and his virtual exhibition on the photo-sharing website Flickr has had more than two and a half million visitors. From a twenty-year career, his portfolio amassed intimate portraits of head of states, war coverage in Iraq, Lebanon and Libya, world-renowned celebrities like the late ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson, as well as high society events such as the Cannes Film Festival and Paris Fashion Week. His first solo artistic exhibition, ‘Coming Soon’ was held in Ayyam Gallery, Beirut in early 2012 and his photograph of Queen Elizabeth II was recently sold at The Young Collectors Auction in Dubai in May 2012.
Ammar Abd Rabbo will be present to celebrate the opening night on Monday, June 18 at Ayyam Gallery, Dubai (DIFC).
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