[Iran] - Art Bureau to display rare pictures of Islamic Revolution

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- A large choice of images by various photojournalists taken at historic moments of the 1979 Islamic Revolution will be showcased in
an exhibition at the Art Bureau in Tehran.Opening on Tuesday at the Khaneh Gallery of the bureau, the exhibit entitled 44 Years will be
arranged to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the revolution.The collection includes 83 images by ten photojournalists, seven of which were
working for the Sipa Agency, a French photo firm based in Paris.Some of the photos illustrate scenes in the life of Imam Khomeini, the
founder of the Islamic Republic, while in exile in Neauphle-le-Chateau near Paris
The exhibition will likewise reveal uncommon minutes from the final days of the revolution.One of the photos was taken by Qorban Khalili
The photo reveals a member of the security force focusing on a protester who is a brief range away
Kayhan, a major everyday based in Tehran, released the image was the caption, Soldier, dont shoot , which later ended up being a title for
the striking image
Fifteen photographs by Khalili have been picked to be hung at the exhibit, which will run up until February 22
Functions by Iranian photographer Qasem Hajmohammadi and the prominent French photojournalist Michel Setboun will be showcased.Setbouns
photos of the revolution have been placed on display at solo shows in Iran during different editions of the Ten-Day Dawn Celebration, which
is arranged by the Iranian government each year to mark the anniversary of the revolution.The newest one entitled Around Enqelab
(Revolution) Street was held online during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Imam Cultural Center in Tehran in 2020
Irans Association of Revolution and Sacred Defense Photographers published a large collection of his photos in the book The Days of the
Revolution in 2016
Setboun was likewise honored by a number of Iranian organizations for his images of the revolution and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is
called the Sacred Defense in Iran.The 3rd Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts awarded him a lifetime achievement reward in 2011
He has previously said that the transformation gave him the opportunity to end up being a real expert photojournalist.About what attracted
him to the revolution, he has said, For the French individuals, revolution is a special word; for me, Iran was a kind of a replay of the
events in France in 1968; individuals were fighting for the end of dictatorship
Photo: A photo by French photojournalist Michel Setboun.MMS/ YAW