Steve McCurry | The Iconic Photographs by Sundaram Tagore Gallery

STEVE MCCURRY | THE ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS

GALLERY MISSION Established in 2000, Sundaram Tagore Gallery is devoted to examining the exchange of ideas between Western and non-Western cultures. We focus on developing exhibitions and hosting not-for-profit events that encourage spiritual, social and aesthetic dialogues. In a world where communication is instant and cultures are colliding and melding as never before, our goal is to provide venues for art that transcend boundaries of all sorts. With alliances across the globe, our interest in cross-cultural exchange extends beyond the visual arts into many other disciplines, including poetry, literature, performance art, film and music.

Stilt fishermen, Weligama, South coast, Sri Lanka, 1995, digital c-print, 20 x 24 inches/50.8 x 61 cm

STEVE MCCURRY | THE ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS Best known for his evocative color images, the American photographer Steve McCurry specially selected fifty-three photographs for this exhibition, including images from Afghanistan, Burma, China, Thailand, Pakistan, Turkey, Tibet and Sri Lanka, as well as a large body of work from India. The images, many of which have become modern icons, span more than thirty years his career. Steve McCurry was born in 1950 in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied film at Pennsylvania State University and after graduating cum laude he worked as a photojournalist for a local newspaper. Upon visiting India in 1978, the first of countless visits, McCurry embarked on what were to become the formative years of his astonishing career.

As the Soviet-Afghan war commenced and Western journalists were prohibited from entering Afghanistan, McCurry crossed the border from Pakistan. He became the first photographer to bring the world images of the Afghan conflict. McCurry has since travelled extensively around the globe for his photographic projects, covering areas of international and civil conflict and documenting ancient traditions, vanishing cultures and contemporary culture. In each of his images he transcends cultural boundaries to capture the essence of human struggle, joy and unguarded moments. McCurryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exquisite use of color and his unwavering commitment to retain the human element have made his images timelessly captivating. 7

Steve McCurry has been honored with some of the most prestigious awards in the industry, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal, National Press Photographers Award, and an unprecedented four first prize awards from the World Press Photo contest. In 2013 the Minister of French Culture appointed him Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters. Most recently, the Royal Photographic Society in London awarded McCurry the Centenary Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

of Photography and The George Eastman Museum, New York; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania; and The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.

In addition to McCurry’s scores of book and magazine covers, his publications include The Imperial Way (1985), Monsoon (1988), Portraits (1999), South Southeast (2000), Sanctuary (2002), The Path to Buddha (2003), Steve McCurry (2005), Looking East (2006), In the Shadow of Mountains (2007), The Unguarded Moment (2009), The McCurry’s work has been the subject of solo shows Iconic Photographs (2011), Untold: The Stories Behind the at museums and galleries worldwide, including the Photographs (2013), From These Hands: A Journey Along Rubin Museum of Art, New York; the State Hermitage the Coffee Trail (2015), and India (2015). Museum, St. Petersburg; Arsenale di Venezia, Italy; Seoul Arts Center, South Korea; Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany; and the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore. His work is in numerous collections, including The Elton John Collection, Atlanta; Musée National d’art Moderne, Paris; The International Center 8

Sharbat Gula, the Afghan Girl, at Nasir Bagh refugee Camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984, digital c-print, 24 x 20 inches/60.1 x 50.8 cm

Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, 1991, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Women shoppers dressed in the tradional burqa stand in front of a shoe shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, 1992, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Road to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 1992, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 16

Camel caravan, Southeastern Afghanistan, 2003, digital c-print 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm 17

Boys in the boot of a taxi, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1992, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Children playing, near Beirut, Lebanon, 1982, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Impromptu soccer match, Sittwe, Burma/Myanmar, 1995, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm

Monk at Jokhang temple, Lhasa, Tibet, 2000, digital c-print, 24 x 20 inches/61 x 50.8 cm 24

Pilgrim, Amdo, Tibet, 2001, digital c-print, 24 x 20 inches/61 x 50.8 cm 25

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, nonviolent activist and winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1995, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm

Blue City, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 2010, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

A red car driving through the streets of Havana, Cuba, 2010, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Children of the Hamer Tribe playing in Dus Village, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2012, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm 32

Child adorned with flowers, Kara Tribe, Dus Village, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2012, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 33

Procession of Nuns, Rangoon, Burma, 1994, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Young boys train for Kathakali, the tradional dance of Kerala Cochin, Kerala, India, 1996, digital c-print, 20 x 24 inches/50.8 x 61 cm

Boy in mid-flight, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 2007, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 38

A man and his granddaughter in front of a wall decorated with hand prints, La Fortuna, Honduras, 2004, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 39

Struggling camels silhouetted against the oil-fire, al-Ahmadi oil field, Kuwait, 1991, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus converge for the Thrissur Pooram, an annual festival at Vadakkumnathan Temple, Kerala, India, 1996, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm

Dust storm, Rajasthan, India, 1983, digital c-print, 60 x 40 inches/152.4 x 101.6 cm 44

Women seek shelter from the dust storm, Rajasthan, India, 1983, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 45

Sikh devotee prays at the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 1996, digital c-print, 20 x 24 inches/50.8 x 61 cm

Boy covered in red powder participates in the Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, Bombay/Mumbai, India, 1996, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm

Widow returning to her ashram, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1995, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 50

Mother and child looking in through a taxi window, Bombay, India, 1993, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 51

Dog balancing on the only remaining dry ground in monsoon floods, Porbandar, India, 1983, digital c-print, 20 x 24 inches/50.8 x 61 cm

Reflection of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1999, digital c-print, 20 x 24 inches/50.8 x 61 cm 54

Moonrise over Mumbai, India, 1994, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 55

Debating monks, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 2001, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm

Crowds gather for the Kumbh Mela festival on temporary pontoon bridges across the River Ganges, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2001, digital c-print, 20 x 24 inches/50.8 x 61 cm

Village girl, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 1983, digital c-print, 60 x 40 inches/152.4 x 101.6 cm 60

Harshvardhan Singh, son of the present Maharawal of Dungarpur, at home, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India, 1996, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm 61

The late painter Maqbool Fida Husain in his studio, Mumbai, India, 1993, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Woman passing men in prayer, Mumbai, India, 1996, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Rabari tribal elder, Rajasthan, India, 2010, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 66

Women return from the bazaar in the evening, Rajasthan, India, 2009, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm 67

Women in a step well, Rajasthan, India, 2002, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Birds in a step well, Rajasthan, India, 2012, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 70

Man paddles his boat on the River Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1996, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm 71

Devotee carries statue of Lord Ganesh into the waters of the Arabian Sea during the immersion ritual off Chowpatty beach, Mumbai, India, 1993, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

Flower Seller at Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1996, digital c-print, 40 x 30 inches/101.6 x 76.2 cm

Oldest West African example of mud mosque, DjennĂŠ, Mali, 1986, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm

Men praying in a mosque, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1998, digital c-print, 30 x 40 inches/76.2 x 101.6 cm 78

Sufi plays Ney (reed flute), Karabash-i-Veli, Bursa, Turkey, 2011, digital c-print, 20 x 24 inches/50.8 x 61 cm 79

The collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center Tower, seen from a roof near Washington Square Park, New York, 11 September 2001, digital c-print, 40 x 30 inches/101.6 x 76.2 cm

Ship breaking yard, near Karachi, Pakistan, 1981, digital c-print, 40 x 60 inches/101.6 x 152.4 cm

A young farmer walks next to an elephant, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1995, digital c-print, 24 x 20 inches/61 x 50.8 cm 84

A woman reads in the light coming through the window, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2012, digital c-print, 24 x 20 inches/61 x 50.8 cm 85

Girl with green shawl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2002, digital c-print, 60 x 40 inches/152.4 x 101.6 cm

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President and curator: Sundaram Tagore Director, New York: Susan McCaffrey Director, Hong Kong: Faina Derman Exhibition coordinator/registrar: Julia Occhiogrosso Designer: Russell Whitehead Editorial support: Esther Bland, Kieran Doherty, Payal Uttam Art consultants: Teresa Kelley Gabrielle Mattox Raj Sen Melanie Taylor Addison Ying Chelsea Zhao

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