SEBASTIÃO SALGADO
Born 1944 in in Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He lives and works in Paris.
EDUCATION
1968/69 Economist, Ministry of Finance, São Paulo, Brazil
1971/73 Economist, International Coffee Organization, London, England / Freelance Photographer, Paris, France
1973/75 Sygma Agency, Paris, France
1975/79 Photographer, Gamma Agency, Paris, France
1979/ 94 Photographer, Magnum Photos Paris, France
1994 Founding, with Lélia Wanick Salgado, a press agency, Amazon Images, handling exclusively his work, Paris, France
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
New York Museum of Modern Art, NY, USA
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA
Deutsche Börse, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Japan
Ville du Port, Ile de la Réunion, DOM, France
Glasgow Arts Centre, Scotland, UK
Fundação Cultural de Curitiba, PA, Brazil
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Australia
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA, US
Chicago Art Institute, MI, USA
Minneapolis Museum of Art, USA
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA, USA
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
Tate, London, UK
Museu Historico Abilio Barreto, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
AMAZÔNIA:
Philharmonie de Paris, Paris, France
GOLD:
Galerie Debret, Paris, France, 1994
Palais des Congrès, Saint Jean des Monts, France, 1995
Le Latina, Paris, France, 1995
Palm Beach Photographic Museum, FL, USA, 1996
Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium, 1996
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH, USA, 1996
Groupe d’Animation Photographique, Cholet, France, 1997
Archivo Historico y Museo de Mineria, Pachuca, Mexico, 1998
Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London, UK, 2015
Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden, 2019
Sesc Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2019
Galerie Bene Taschen, Cologne, Germany, 2020
GENESIS:
Parque Pedra da Cebola, Vitoria, ES, Brazil, 2006
Museu de Artes e Oficios, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 2006
Parque San Francisco, Oviedo, Spain, 2006
Festival Photo Nature et Paysage, La Gacilly, France, 2007
L’Oeil en Seyne, Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art, La-Seyne-sur-Mer, France, 2007
Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 2014
Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France, 2014
International Center of Photography, New York, USA, 2014/15
c/o Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2015
Mouravieff-Apostol House & Museum, Moscow, Russia, 2016
Erarta Museu, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016
City Museum of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2016
Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London, UK, 2017
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA, USA, 2017
Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2017
Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, Swiss, 2018
Musée de L’homme, Paris, France, 2018/19
ANGER IN AFRICA:
Galerie Henri Plait, Paris, France, 1977
The World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland, 1977
LES 4 000 LOGEMENTS DE LA COURNEUVE:
Centre Culturel "Jean-Houdremont", La Courneuve, France, 1978
VIDAS SÊCAS:
Magnum Galerie, Paris, France, 1984
SAHEL: L'HOMME EN DÉTRESSE:
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, 1986
Festival International d'Arles, France, 1986
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1987
Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil, 1988
National Gallery of Art, Beijing, China, 1989
Biennale de Cétinié, Cétinié, Montenegro, 1997
OTHER AMERICAS:
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Madrid, Spain, 1986
Maison de l'Amérique Latine, Paris, France, 1986
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1987
Tornio Arts Museum, Oulou, Finland, 1988
Museum Mishkan Le'Omanut, Israel, 1988
Museum Voor Land in Volkenkunde, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1988
Fundação Nacional da Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1988
Palace of Youth, Shangai, China, 1989
Museum Für Fotografie, Baunschweig, Germany, 1991
Rencontres Internationales d’Arles, France ,1991
Musée Municipal, Dudelange, Luxembourg, 1992
Pazo Fonseca, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1992
Gran Teatro de Cordoba, Spain, 1993
Montpellier Photo Visions, France, 1995
Hessenhuis, City of Antwerp, Belgium, 1996
Art Gallery, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, USA, 1998
Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC, USA, 1998
Centro Insular de Cultura, Las Palmas, Canary Island, Spain, 1999
Bayrische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany, 1999
De Beyerd, Centre for Contemporary Art, Breda, The Netherlands, 2002
Festival of Pingyao, China, 2003
The Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
Cultural Center, Brazilian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008
EFDI, Madrid, Spain, 1999
Casa de las Ciencias, La Coruña, Spain, 1999
4th Festival Chroniques Nomades, Les Greniers à Sel, Honfleur, France, 2000
EFDI, Valencia, Spain, 2000
WORKERS:
Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne, Germany, 1992
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1993
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, 1993
Centro Cultural de Bélem, Lisbon, Portugal, 1993
Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain, 1993
The JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KT, USA, 1993
National Gallery Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1993
Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, 1993
Fundacion Cultural, CAM, Alicante, Spain, 1994
Palazzo delle Esposicioni, Roma, Italy, 1994
The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IO, USA, 1994
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1994
Museu de Arte Moderna, MAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1994
Museu de Arte de São Paulo, MASP, Brazil, 1994
Museu Metropolitano de Arte de Curitiba, Brazil, 1994
The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan, 1994
Arberjdermuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1994
Nederlands Foto Instituut, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1994
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, USA, 1994
Bibliothèque Méjanes, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1994
High Museum of Art Folk, Art and Photography Galleries, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1994
Palazzo Affari ai Giureconsulti, Milan, Italy, 1994
The National Musem of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford, England, UK, 1994
Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995
International Center of Photography, New York, NY, USA, 1995
The Royal Photographic Society, Bath, England, UK, 1995
Onomichi Municipal Museum of Art, Hiroshima, Japan, 1995
The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1995
Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza, Italy, 1995
Palais de Beitaddine, Le Chouf, Lebanon, 1995
The John & Marble Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL, USA, 1995
Georges Eastman House, Rochester, NY, USA, 1995
Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA, USA, 1996
Museo dell’automobile, Movimento Sviluppo e Pace, Turin, Italy, 1996
Chiostri S.Domenico, Imola, Italy, 1996
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii, USA, 1996
Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany, 1996
«Hall Victor Hugo», Limpersberg, Luxemburg, 1996
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NA, USA, 1996
Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI, USA, 1997
Museo de Belas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela, 1997
Museo de Arte Moderno Jésus Soto, Bolivar, Venezuela, 1997
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, USA, 1997
Grand-Hornu Images, Hornu, Belgium, 1997
Museu de Arte da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1997
Instituto Cultural Brasileiro, Berlin, Germany, 1997
Andorran National Commission for Unesco, Principality of Andorra, 1998
Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico, 1998
Städtische Galerie, Iserlohn, Germany, 1999
Contemporary Art Center Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw, Poland, 2000
Norsk Industriarbeider Museum, Rjukan, Norway, 2000
Festival Schichtwechsel 2000, Saarbruck, Germany, 2000
Ghetto Degli Ebrei, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy, 2001
Associaçao Cultural Musica XXI, Faro, Portugal, 2001
Palazzo Cisterna, Biella, Italy, 2001
The De Mesnil Gallery, Croton School, Groton, MA, USA, 2005
On a train touring throughout the country, Czech Republic, 2005
Zourab Tsereteli Gallery, Fine Art Academy, Moscow, Russia, 2006
Fundacion Caja Vital, Vitoria, Spain. 2006
The Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
Théâtre Forum Meyrin, Meyrin, Switzerland, 2008
Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX, USA, 2008/2009
Centre de Ressources Photographie, Lure, France, 2009
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, 2010-2011
TERRA:
Festival Atlantida des Cultures Lusophones, Galerie de la Seita, Paris, France, 1997
Festival Son Latino, Tenerife, Espagne, 2000
The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Royaume-Uni, 2001
Museum of Fine Arts,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2003
The Pharos Trust, Fotodos Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2004
MIGRATIONS:
Georges Eastman House, Rochester, NY, USA, 2000
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France, 2000
Sesc Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil, 2000
Parque das Nações, Pavilhão de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, 2000
Planetário-Museu do Universo and Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2000
Scuderie Papali al Quirinale, Roma, Italy, 2000
Usina do Gasômetro, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2000
Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain 2000
United Nations Hall, New York, NY, USA, 2000 (The Children)
Hôtel de la Région, Marseille, France, 2000
Arengario and Istituto Martinitt, Milan, Italy, 2000
Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2000
Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland, 2001
Espaço Cultural Contemporâneo Venâncio - ECCO, Brasilia, Brazil, 2001
La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain, 2001
Sa Nostra, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2001
Le Botanique, Brussells, Belgium, 2001
International Center of Photography, New York, NY, USA, 2001
City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 2001
Ponte Alto, Modena, Italy, 2001
Manes Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic, 2001
The Marion Center for Photographic Arts/The Museum of Fine Arts/The Children's Museum, Santa
Fé, NM, USA, 2001
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, 2001
Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, USA, 2002
Alicante, Valencia, Murca, Spain, 2002
Norsk Industriarbeider Museum, Rjukan, Norway, 2002
Bunkamura, Tokyo, Japan, 2002
Portland Museum of Art / Maine College of Art, Portland, ME, USA, 2003
Barbican Gallery, London, England, UK, 2003
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan, 2003
Chicago Cultural Center / Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, IL. USA, 2003
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, 2003 (The Children)
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany, 2003/2004 (The Children)
Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary, 2004
Ackland Art Museum, Caroline du Nord, NC, USA, 2004
South Texas Institute for the Arts, TX, USA, 2004
Fotomuseo, Bogota, Colombia, 2004
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland, 2005
Center for Documentary Arts, The Leonardo Art, Culture and Science Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2005
Westlicht, Showplace for Photography, Vienna, Austria, 2005/2006 (The Children)
San Leucio, Caserta, Italy. 2007
Festival Etonnants Voyageurs, Saint Malo, France, 2008 (The Children)
Médiathèque Théodore Monod, Betton, France, 2008 (The children)
Peter Fettermann Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 2016
Kunsthalle Erfurt, Germany, 2017
AQUA MATER:
Festival International de la Photographie de Mer, Vannes, France, 2008
Maison du Brésil, Cité Universitaire, Paris, France, 2009
THEN AND NOW:
The David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA, USA, 2009
KUWAIT:
Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA, USA, 2017
AFRICA:
Sala del BBVA, PhotoEspana, Madrid, Spain, 2007
Caixa Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2007
Caja Sur, Cordoba, Spain, 2007
Caja Canarias, Canarias, Spain, 2008
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan, 2009
Cultural Village (Katara), Doha, Qatar, 2010
1 April - 22 September, 2002
Aqua Mater at Paris La Défense
13 February, 2020
FAZ "Matsch und Gold"
April 2020
Photographie "Salgados Traum"
23 April, 2020
Kölner Stadtanzeiger "Silberstreif am Horizont für den Kunstmarkt"
February 2020
ZDF Mittagsmagazin
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Moltkestr. 81 • 50674 Cologne • Germany
Wed - Fri: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sat 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
or by appointment
GALERIE BENE TASCHEN
Lindenstr. 19 • 50674 Cologne • Germany
Fri: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
or by appointment
Phone +49 (0)221 1690 5505