Turcja
Istambuł - Europejska Stolica Kultury 2010
Bruno Barbey / MAGNUM PHOTOS
It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of Istanbul to the history of world civilization. Strategically located at the vital crossroads of East and West, this extraordinary, cosmopolitan city was the hub of global commerce and trade for millennia as well as the cradle of the three great monotheistic religions - Christianity, Islam and Judaism. For thousands of years it was the intellectual, cultural and political centre of the world, generating the ideas and inventions that shaped the progress of mankind into modernity. And, today, it is one of the most youthful, vibrant, forward-thinking and creative of all cities. Istanbul in 2010 will be celebrated as a European Capital of Culture with year-long special events, renovations of major landmarks, the opening of new museums and exhibitions, and performances by artists from around the world
Bruno Barbey over the last four years made several trips to Istanbul . Last year his work The Italian, was the subject of an exhibition at Yapi Kredi Kültür Sanat in Istanbul.
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