Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. See more ideas about landscape photography, traditional landscape and architecture. Gabriele basilico by francesco bonami, gabriele basilico. Young, fresh and dynamic these are without a doubt the adjectives that best describe the photographic style of gabriele basilico. Considered an unquestioned master of contemporary photography, he showed his work in many countries and was the recipient of countless awards and prizes. Gabriele basilico milano 194420 is one of todays best known documentary photographers in europe. Gabriele and his collaborators have photographed several prestigious events around different cities, different cultures, different religions but with the same refined and dynamic. He was one of todays best known european documentary photographers. Gabriele basilico is a internationally renowned and awardwinning italian photographer who focuses on urban landscapes. Gabriele basilico is an italian photographer born in milan in 1944. Gabriele basilico guided tour beirut 1991 2011 youtube. In 1991 participated with a group of international photographers in the photographic mission on the city of beirut at the end of the war. Gabriele basilico, architecture and city photographs.
Basilicos exhibition, known as the photographer of the city, explores his stylistic and conceptual evolution throughout his career, from the romantic look of his beginnings to seeking a visual order in the apparent chaos of the postmodern metropolis. Gabriele basilico photography monographs and exhibition. Gabriele basilico by basilico, gabriele and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Beirut city centre basilico gabriele, burri rene, depardon raymond, elkoury fouad, frank robert, koudelka joseph, edde dominique isbn 10. Seven years gabriele basilico he passed away, was precisely february 20 in its milan who had seen his birth on 12 august the 1944. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Gabriele basilico roma, baldini castoldi dalai, milan. Gabriele basilico 12 august 1944 february 20 was an italian photographer who defined himself as a measurer of space. Oct 26, 2008 basilico was one of six photographers who came to beirut in the autumn of 1991, one year after the end of the 15year lebanese civil war, as part of a mission called beyrouth centreville. Feb 25, 20 basilico s fascination with harbours and the liminal edge of things led to a book and exhibition of seaports in 1982, and a book of collected projects, porti di mare, in 1990. After graduating in architecture in 1973, he devoted his life to photography. His books include monographs on atget, paul graham and. Several important photographers went to beirut such as raymond depardon, robert frank and sophie ristelhueber. His way to live life with an upbeat attitude along with an extensive networking and an evergrowing list of satisfied.
Gabriele basilico beyrouth beirut photography book. Each instance of his work is a unique pictorial record of a particular point in time. As part of the thirteenth architecture biennale, various architects, philosophers, art historians, and artists were asked to write an essay on the pavilions. Beirut 1991 2003 by gabriele basilico and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1991, gabriele basilico and fouad elkoury were part of a group of six international photographers on a mission to beirut city center at the end of the lebanon war. Since then, gabriele basilico has carried out many solo and group campaigns on different cities all around the world, and his work has been presented in many shows, books and catalogues. The collaboration with vanityfair trained basilicos eyes to a sense of beauty, with particular attention to details, lights and all the tearful moments. Gabriele basilico lisboa, fondation calouste gulbenkian, lisbonne. Gabriele basilico, photo books 1978 2005, edizioni corraini, mantoue, texte ditalo rota. Gabriele basilico basilico is one of the bestknown italian photographers and, over the years, he has worked in various cities. Basilicos photographs are a reflection and a reference point for the destruction and subsequent reconstruction of the city. In 1991, gabriele basilico and fouad elkoury were part of a group of six international photographers on a mission to beirut city centre at the end of the lebanon. Mostra gabriele basilico a roma trevi group hotels.
Amongst other things he was the first and only italian to take part in the prestigious french photographic mission datar, in 1984. His initial works focused around traditional landscape photography, but he later shifted his focus to architectural photography due to the influence. To mark three new exhibitions dedicated to gabriele basilico, abitare. Cities and industrial landscapes are his fields of investigation. After graduating in architecture in 1973, he devoted himself to photography. For gabriele basilico, photographing urban space means entering a relationship with your physical body, with its vivid organic state. In 1991 he worked in beirut, capturing the life and remnants of a city after years of war had.
A view of the city one year after the end of the civil war. Mar 19, 2017 photographer gabriele basilico 194420. Apr 10, 2020 devoted to a true master in the field of italian and international photography, the exhibition will be focusing on the theme of the city, showcasing approximately 270 photographs ranging from the. In 1991 he worked in beirut, capturing the life and remnants of a city after years of war had taken its toll. Born in milan, after studying architecture basilico began his profession as a photographer devoting to landscape photography and more particularly to architectural photography. Books by gabriele basilico author of architetture, citta. Venices giardini di castello has been home to the exhibition pavilions of the international art biennale since 1895. Pavilions and gardens of venice biennale by gabriele. Gabriele basilico milan, 194420 is considered one of the masters of contemporary photography. In excellent condition, without writings or defects.
Born in milan, italy in 1944, he originally studied to become an architect before pursuing a career in photography. Gabriele basilicos background in both photography and architecture qualify him particularly for this look at both the landscape and buildings of this region. Some exhibitions can, because of the location, the layout or mysterious spatial relations, reactivate the way you see a work that you know quite well. Gabriele basilico le touguet, france born in italy in 1944 basilico trained as an architect before becoming one of italys leading fine art photographers first via his early coastal landscapes of normandy and factories in his native milan then through his awesome beirut cityscapes of 1991.
Basilicos fascination with harbours and the liminal edge of things led to a book and exhibition of seaports in 1982, and a book of collected projects, porti di mare, in 1990. Gabriele basilico achieved the most remarkable series showing that city as a dreadfull ghost town. See more ideas about beirut, marine barracks and marines. In 1973, he graduated from the faculty of architecture from the polytechnic university of milan. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Gabriele basilico i listen to your heart, city artbook d. Entropy and urban space the first major retrospective of gabriele. Every book is presented with its original cover, bibliographic data and a photo taken from the interiors.
Gabriele basilico we were sad to learn of the untimely death of architectural photographer gabriel basilico last week. Riflessioni sulla fotografia, a small, dense volume filled not only with the images, but also the thoughts of gabriele basilico 194420, which were born during the first days of 2006 during a road trip in israel and jordan. In 1991, gabriele basilico and fouad elkoury were part of a group of six international photographers on a mission to beirut city centre at the end of the lebanon war. Aug 27, 2019 in 1991 basilico takes part in the beirut mission to capture a city devastated by a 15yearlong civil war. In 1991, one year after the end of a 15year civil war, italian photographer gabriele basilico was invited by writer dominique eddie to take part in a project documenting the devastated architectural landscape of beirut. For sale is basilico beyrouth from gabriele basilico with dozens of photos from beirut, published in 1994. Beirut was put on the international photography map thanks to these pictures. Published on the occasion of the gabriele basilico exhibition at moma san francisco january 2008, this catalogue also includes 70 neverbeforepublished photographs of san francisco. See more ideas about traditional landscape, landscape photography and photography. Since then, gabriele basilico carried out many solo and group campaigns on different cities all around the world, and his work has been presented in many shows, books. Gabriele basilico gabriele basilico milan, 1944 milan, 20 began taking photographs in the early 1970s. The transformations of the contemporary landscape, the form and the identity of cities and metropolis, have been the privileged research fields of gabriele basilico. The transformations of the contemporary landscape, the form and identity of the city and the metropolis all served as gabriele basilicos privileged fields of research. Entropy and urban space, the first major retrospective in spain of this italian photographer.
Gabriele basilico 194420 photography agenda phaidon. He is one one of italys most renowned photographers, who over the years recorded many cities, among them milan, beirut, rio, jerusalem, moscow, istanbul, new york, shanghai and san francisco. Charming wedding at villa deste villa deste lake como italy wedding photographer on lake como location vi. With over 150 photographs, this publication covers the main themes in the body of work of gabriele basilico milan, 194420, in particular his relationship with cities and urban landscapes. A total of 185 photographs, a selection of over 70 books published by the milanese photographer. Heres a book that for the first time collects and catalogues all gabriele basilicos photo books, from 1978 to 2006. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Photography, thanks to its slow timing, its quiet watching, waiting, and listening, is basilico s instrument to see something that is. His copious artistic legacy is a work of great historical and social value in terms of urban territories and their transformations. Gabriele basilico produced a considerable number of works documenting cities both in italy and abroad, together with a large number of exhibitions and personal books. Author of gabriele basilico, scattered city, basilico, berlin, cityscapes, italy, nelle altre citta, gabriele basilico. Explore books by gabriele basilico with our selection at. Trained as an architect, he takes photographs of pieces of architecture and works for publishers, industrial concerns, public and private institutions.
Coming from the longestablished tradition of landscape art, his is an idiosyncratic representation of architecture and landscape. Gabriele basilico 12 august 1944 february 20 was an italian photographer who defined himself as a measurer of space born in milan, italy in 1944, he originally studied to become an architect before pursuing a career in photography. Since then, gabriele basilico has produced and participated in countless documentary projects both in italy and abroad, which have generated a whole host of books and exhibits. Gabriele basilico by basilico gabriele and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gabriele basilico obituary photography the guardian. Transforming cities and industrial landscapes, which he tirelessly immortalized throughout his life, were his fields of investigation. Basilico s exhibition, known as the photographer of the city, explores his stylistic and conceptual evolution throughout his career, from the romantic look of his beginnings to seeking a visual order in the apparent chaos of the postmodern metropolis. Hes definitely an optimist and he always try to see the beauty and happiness in everything that surrounds him. The city in gabriele basilicos photographs abitare. Beyrouth 2008 16 original signed photographs 12 blackandwhite prints and 4 color prints by gabriele basilico, five of them taken in 2008 specially for the book, completing the series from 1991 and 2003 all the photographs have been chosen jointly by the publisher and the artist for this edition. Oct 04, 2017 ten years have passed since the publication of the book architetture, citta, visioni. We published a couple of very popular books with gabriel a few years back and flicking through them over the weekend only served to remind us how inventive and unique an architectural photographer he was.
Ten years have passed since the publication of the book architetture, citta, visioni. Gabriele basilico has 44 books on goodreads with 189 ratings. In 1991 participates with a group of international photographers in the photographic mission on the city of beirut at the end of the war. Fouad elkoury and klavdij sluban were invited in 2009 and again in 2010. Gabriele basilico s most popular book is architetture, citta, visioni. Beirut city centre by basilico gabriele, burri rene, depardon. Friday february 21, 1997 saturday march 29, 1997in 1991, one year after the end of a 15year civil war, italian photographer gabriele basilico was invited by writer dominique eddie to take part in a project documenting the devastated architectural landscape of wartorn beirut.
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