Yousuf Karsh: First major exhibition in 30 years opens in LondonSeptember 27, 2016 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An exhibition of portraits by Armenian–Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh has opened at the photography gallery Beetles + Huxley, London, set to run through October 22, The Guardian reported Tuesday, September 27. This is the first major London exhibition in 30 years of portraits by the renowned photographer, according to Beetles + Huxley. Karsh captured portraits of everyone from Albert Einstein to Martin Luther King during his career – as well as some of the century’s greatest artists, musicians and actors. Announcing the launch of the exhibition in a Fcebook post, Beetles + Huxley said Karsh was one of the most respected and acclaimed photographers of the century: “Fascinated by "greatness", he aimed to capture the essential character of his sitters, instilling them with both charisma and dignity in his nearly 60-year career.” In 1921, Karsh’s family escaped the Armenian Genocide into Syria, with a single donkey their only real possession. He took up photography at an early age, and his breakthrough came with a portrait of Winston Churchill that ended up on the cover of Time magazine. Another photograph from the same session with Churchill graces the UK’s new £5 banknote. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |