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Light From The Middle East: New Photography

THIS EVENT ENDED ON THE 7TH APRIL 2013

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Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL

Dates:

13th November 2012 until 7th April 2013

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Mon-Thu, Sat & Sun 10am-5.45pm, Fri 10am-10pm | Closed Dec 24-26

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More than 90 photographs by 30 artists from 13 countries go on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in Light from the Middle East: New Photography, the first major museum exhibition of contemporary photography from and about the Middle East. Documenting and responding to changes in the social and political landscape of the region over the last 20 years, the exhibition features images by Newsha Tavakolian, Hassan Hajjaj and Nermine Hammam whose recent work includes the series 'Uphekka' made following the revolution in Egypt. Hammam reworks photographs of Egyptian soldiers taken during the 2011 protests in Tahrir Square, Cairo, and transports them to multicoloured landscapes far removed from their original location.

About Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and manufacturers. Today it houses over 4 million items spanning centuries and hundreds of cultures. The stunning collection covers European, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Islamic artefacts ranging from ceramics, glass, metalwork and sculpture to costume, armour, weaponry and furniture. More about Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum

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Light From The Middle East: New Photography Jowhara AlSaud. Airmail from the series Out of Line, 2008, V&#38;A

Light From The Middle East: New Photography Jowhara AlSaud. Airmail from the series Out of Line, 2008, V&A

Light From The Middle East: New Photography - Hassan Hajjaj. Saida in Green, 2000, V&#38;A

Light From The Middle East: New Photography - Newsha Tavakolian. From the series Mothers of Martyrs 2006, V&#38;A

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