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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jean-Michel Jarre announces first European tour for nine years
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has announced a series of summer concerts throughout Europe for June and July. This will be Jarre's first official tour since 2016 and his first live performance since he headlined the Paris 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony last September. The shows will take place in some of Europe's most stunning settings - from ancient amphitheatres such as the Arena Pula in Croatia and Anfiteatro Degli Scavi in Pompeii to the iconic Piazza San Marco in Venice, along with royal palaces such as the Royal Palace of Brussels, state-of-the-art arenas and open-air festivals, and will feature highlights from Jarre's 50-year catalogue alongside newer compositions and reimagined classics. "I'm delighted to return to the stage and share this new live experience with fans across Europe," says Jarre. "Each venue on this tour offers a unique atmosphere and energy - they are all perfect settings to bring my music to life." Jarre recently attended the opening of Amazônia in Brussels, an exhibition by renowned French-Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, for which he composed the evocative original soundtrack. He is also presenting Oxyville at the official Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes place from May 10 to November 23, an electronic musical creation designed with 360° spatial sound, exploring the connection between 3D sound and architectural space. You can see all the European tour dates and ticket details below. Jun 13: NOR Oslo GrefsenkollenJun 15: FIN Helsinki Nordis (Helsinki City Festival)Jun 17: EST Tallin Unibet ArenaJun 20: POL Slupsk Bali Indah: Dolina Charlotty Jun 23: BUL: Sofia Kolodrum ArenaJun 26: HUN BUdapest Papp László SportarénaJun 28: CRO Pula Arena Pula Jul 1: BEL Brussels Royal Palace of BrusselsJul 3: ITA Venice Piazza San MarcoJul 5: ITA Pompeii Anfiteatro Degli Scavi Jul 8: SPA SevillePlaza de España (Iconica Festival) Jul 11: GER Suttgart Schlossplatz (Jazz Open Festival) Get tickets.
The Star
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dies aged 81
Sebastiao Salgado, famed for his immense body of work depicting wildlife, landscapes and people around the world, died on May 23 aged 81. Photo: AFP French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, famed for his immense body of work depicting wildlife, landscapes and people around the world, died on Friday (May 23) aged 81, announced the French Academy of Fine Arts, of which he was a member. The academy said it was "deeply saddened to announce the death... of Sebastiao Salgado", describing him as a "great witness to the human condition and the state of the planet". It was his large black-and-white photographs of subjects such as conflicts or the Amazon rainforest that won Salgado the greatest fame and adorned calendars, books and the walls of his fans around the world. Critics accused him of beautifying suffering but Salgado never veered from his aesthetic or his work. "A photographer who travelled the world constantly, he contracted a particular form of malaria in 2010, in Indonesia," his family said in a statement to AFP. "Fifteen years later, the complications of this disease developed into severe leukaemia, which took his life," they added. 'Emblematic figure' Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described his compatriot as "one of the best... photographers the world has given us". Lula, who learned the news of Salgado's passing at an official event in Brasilia with Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco, asked attendees to observed a minute's silence for the photographer. One of Salgado's contemporaries, US photographer Steve McCurry, wrote on Instagram that "his vision and humanity left an indelible mark on the world of photography". "Alongside (his wife) Lelia (Wanick), he not only documented the human condition with unmatched depth, but also helped heal the planet through their reforestation work," he added. Unesco Secretary General Audrey Azoulay saluted "an immense photographer, artist and documentarist whose talent captured the ecological and anthropological upheavals of our era. "His art raised public awareness of often unknown realities such as those of the Amazon and its indigenous peoples," she added in posts to social media. Paris-based media rights campaigners Reporters Without Borders (RSF) paid tribute to an "emblematic figure of documentary photography". "A photographer of all records, Sebastiao Salgado was a keen observer of mankind and nature," it added in a statement online. RSF noted that Salgado had contributed 100 of his own photos to one of the albums it sells to raise money for it works. 'Way of life' The photographer leaves a unique legacy of images from his hundreds of journeys through the Amazon rainforest and across the planet, from Rwanda to Indonesia, from Guatemala to Bangladesh, capturing with his lens human tragedies such as famine, wars and mass exoduses. Salgado conceived photography as "a powerful language to try to establish better relationships between humans and nature", said the French Academy of Fine Arts. He worked almost exclusively in black and white, which he saw as both an interpretation of reality and a way of conveying the fundamental dignity of humanity. Active in the left-wing student movements of the turbulent 1960s, he studied economics and in 1969, he and his wife fled to France to escape Brazil's military dictatorship. He went on to receive French citizenship. His photos of drought and famine in countries such as Niger and Ethiopia landed him a job at renowned photo agency Magnum in 1979. Photography "is a way of life," he told AFP in 2022, on a trip to Sao Paulo to present his exhibition Amazonia, the product of seven years shooting the world's biggest rainforest. A dedicated climate activist, he was a fierce critic of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) for the far-right leader's push to open the Amazon to agribusiness and mining. Salgado also founded an environmental organisation called Instituto Terra to revive disappearing forests in his home state, Minas Gerais, a successful project joined by more than 3,000 landowners. - AFP
Gulf Today
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Legendary French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dies at 81
French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, famed for his immense body of work depicting wildlife, landscapes and people around the world, died on Friday aged 81, announced the French Academy of Fine Arts, of which he was a member. The academy said it was "deeply saddened to announce the death... of Sebastiao Salgado", describing him as a "great witness to the human condition and the state of the planet". It was his large black-and-white photographs of subjects such as conflicts or the Amazon rainforest that won Salgado the greatest fame and adorned calendars, books and the walls of his fans around the world. Critics accused him of beautifying suffering but Salgado never veered from his aesthetic or his work. Sebastiao Salgado with his wife Lelia Wanick Salgado. AFP "A photographer who travelled the world constantly, he contracted a particular form of malaria in 2010, in Indonesia," his family said in a statement to AFP. "Fifteen years later, the complications of this disease developed into severe leukaemia, which took his life," they added. 'Emblematic figure' Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described his compatriot as "one of the best... photographers the world has given us". Lula, who learned the news of Salgado's passing at an official event in Brasilia with Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco, asked attendees to observed a minute's silence for the photographer. Men walk next to a banner from an upcoming exhibition of Sebastiao Salgado displayed at the Casa Firjan cultural centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday. AFP Paris-based media rights campaigners Reporters Without Borders (RSF) paid tribute to an "emblematic figure of documentary photography". "A photographer of all records, Sebastiao Salgado was a keen observer of mankind and nature," it added in a statement online. RSF noted that Salgado had contributed 100 of his own photos to one of the albums it sells to raise money for its works. UNESCO Secretary General Audrey Azoulay saluted "an immense photographer, artist and documentarist whose talent captured the ecological and anthropological upheavals of our era. "His art raised public awareness of often unknown realities such as those of the Amazon and its indigenous peoples," she added in posts to social media. Mostly black and white pictures The photographer leaves a unique legacy of images from his hundreds of journeys through the Amazon rainforest and across the planet, from Rwanda to Indonesia, from Guatemala to Bangladesh, capturing with his lens human tragedies such as famine, wars and mass exoduses. Sebastiao Salgado poses in front of one of the pictures of his 'Amazonia' exhibition in Milan, Italy. AP Salgado conceived photography as "a powerful language to try to establish better relationships between humans and nature", said the French Academy of Fine Arts. He worked almost exclusively in black and white, which he saw as both an interpretation of reality and a way of conveying the fundamental dignity of humanity. Active in the left-wing student movements of the turbulent 1960s, he studied economics and in 1969, he and his wife, Lelia Wanick, fled to France to escape Brazil's military dictatorship. He went on to receive French citizenship. His photos of drought and famine in countries such as Niger and Ethiopia landed him a job at renowned photo agency Magnum in 1979. A visitor sits in front of a series of children portraits in the exhibition 'Exodus' by Sebastiao Salgado in the Kunsthalle (Art Hall) in Erfurt, central Germany. File/Associated Press Photography "is a way of life," he told AFP in 2022, on a trip to Sao Paulo to present his exhibition "Amazonia," the product of seven years shooting the world's biggest rainforest. A dedicated climate activist, he was a fierce critic of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) for the far-right leader's push to open the Amazon to agribusiness and mining. Salgado also founded an environmental organisation called Instituto Terra to revive disappearing forests in his home state, Minas Gerais, a successful project joined by more than 3,000 landowners.
Int'l Business Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Int'l Business Times
French-Brazilian Photographer Sebastiao Salgado Dies Aged 81: French Academy Of Fine Arts
French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, famed for his immense body of work depicting wildlife, landscapes and people around the world, died Friday aged 81, announced the French Academy of Fine Arts, of which he was a member. The academy said it was "deeply saddened to announce the death... of Sebastiao Salgado", describing him as a "great witness to the human condition and the state of the planet". It was his large black-and-white photographs of subjects such as conflicts or the Amazon rainforest that won Salgado the greatest fame and adorned calendars, books and the walls of his fans around the world. Critics accused him of beautifying suffering but Salgado never veered from his aesthetic or his work. "A photographer who travelled the world constantly, he contracted a particular form of malaria in 2010, in Indonesia," his family said in a statement to AFP. "Fifteen years later, the complications of this disease developed into severe leukaemia, which took his life," they added. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described his compatriot as "one of the best... photographers the world has given us". Lula, who learned the news of Salgado's passing at an official event in Brasilia with Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco, asked attendees to observed a minute's silence for the photographer. One of Salgado's contemporaries, US photographer Steve McCurry, wrote on Instagram that "his vision and humanity left an indelible mark on the world of photography". "Alongside (his wife) Lelia (Wanick), he not only documented the human condition with unmatched depth, but also helped heal the planet through their reforestation work," he added. UNESCO Secretary General Audrey Azoulay saluted "an immense photographer, artist and documentarist whose talent captured the ecological and anthropological upheavals of our era. "His art raised public awareness of often unknown realities such as those of the Amazon and its indigenous peoples," she added in posts to social media. Paris-based media rights campaigners Reporters Without Borders (RSF) paid tribute to an "emblematic figure of documentary photography". "A photographer of all records, Sebastiao Salgado was a keen observer of mankind and nature," it added in a statement online. RSF noted that Salgado had contributed 100 of his own photos to one of the albums it sells to raise money for it works. The photographer leaves a unique legacy of images from his hundreds of journeys through the Amazon rainforest and across the planet, from Rwanda to Indonesia, from Guatemala to Bangladesh, capturing with his lens human tragedies such as famine, wars and mass exoduses. Salgado conceived photography as "a powerful language to try to establish better relationships between humans and nature", said the French Academy of Fine Arts. He worked almost exclusively in black and white, which he saw as both an interpretation of reality and a way of conveying the fundamental dignity of humanity. Active in the left-wing student movements of the turbulent 1960s, he studied economics and in 1969, he and his wife fled to France to escape Brazil's military dictatorship. He went on to receive French citizenship. His photos of drought and famine in countries such as Niger and Ethiopia landed him a job at renowned photo agency Magnum in 1979. Photography "is a way of life," he told AFP in 2022, on a trip to Sao Paulo to present his exhibition "Amazonia," the product of seven years shooting the world's biggest rainforest. A dedicated climate activist, he was a fierce critic of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) for the far-right leader's push to open the Amazon to agribusiness and mining. Salgado also founded an environmental organisation called Instituto Terra to revive disappearing forests in his home state, Minas Gerais, a successful project joined by more than 3,000 landowners. Reporters Without Borders paid tribute to 'an emblematic figure of documentary photography' AFP Salgado recorded life in the Amazon rainforest and across the planet AFP
LeMonde
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- LeMonde
Sebastiao Salgado, French-Brazilian documentary photographer, dies aged 81
French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, famed for his immense body of work depicting wildlife, landscapes and people around the world, died on Friday, May 23, aged 81, announced the French Academy of Fine Arts, of which he was a member. The academy said it is "deeply saddened to announce the death (...) of Sebastiao Salgado," describing him as a "great witness to the human condition and the state of the planet." "A photographer who travelled the world constantly, he contracted a particular form of malaria in 2010, in Indonesia," his family said, in a statement given to Agence France-Presse (AFP). "Fifteen years later, the complications of this disease developed into severe leukaemia, which took his life," they added. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described his compatriot as "one of the best (...) photographers the world has given us." Lula learnt the news of Salgado's passing at an official event in Brasilia with his Angolan counterpart, Joao Lourenco, and asked attendees to observe a minute of silence for Salgado. Photography as 'a powerful language' The photographer leaves a unique legacy of images from his hundreds of journeys through the Amazon rainforest and across the planet, from Rwanda to Indonesia, from Guatemala to Bangladesh, capturing human tragedies, such as famine, wars and mass exoduses, with his lens. It was for his large black and white photographs of subjects such as conflicts or the Amazon rainforest that won Salgado the greatest fame and adorned calendars, books and the walls of his fans around the world. Critics accused him of beautifying suffering, but Salgado never veered from his aesthetic or his work. Salgado conceived of photography as "a powerful language to try to establish better relationships between humans and nature," said the French Academy of Fine Arts. He worked almost exclusively in black and white, which he saw as both an interpretation of reality and a way of conveying the fundamental dignity of humanity. 'A way of life' Born on February 8, 1944, in the town of Aimorés, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Salgado studied economics. He was active in the left-wing student movements of the turbulent 1960s, and, in 1969, he and his wife, Lelia Wanick, fled to France to escape Brazil's military dictatorship. He went on to receive French citizenship. His photos of drought and famine in countries such as Niger and Ethiopia landed him a job at renowned photo agency Magnum in 1979. A dedicated climate activist, he was a fierce critic of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) for the far-right leader's push to open the Amazon to agribusiness and mining. Salgado also founded an environmental organisation called Instituto Terra to revive disappearing forests in his home state, Minas Gerais, a successful project joined by more than 3,000 landowners. Photography "is a way of life," he told AFP in 2022, on a trip to Sao Paulo to present his exhibition "Amazonia," the product of seven years shooting the world's biggest rainforest.
