Over the last fifteen years, Moscow has undergone vast and radical transformations, which have turned it into an extraordinary urban laboratory. This photographic project by Gabriele Basilico was inspired by a desire to document this metamorphosis, and takes as its focal point the citys seven Stalinist towers, known in Russian as the vysotnye zdania, or `high buildings. Basilicos images use the towers as a privileged viewpoint for exploration and contemplation of the changing fabric of Moscow. After half a century of history, his work allows these striking buildings to be re-evaluated in the context of the new urban landscape of the 21st century.
Recenzijas
'Offers a rare bird's-eye view of a city scourged by heavy traffic and senseless development' - Wallpaper*
Papildus informācija
A haunting pictorial record of Stalins monumental towers that reveals the hidden but coherent rhythms of a city in the throes of huge change
Moscow. Urban Transformations by Umberto Zanetti Axis Mundi. A
Vertical Moscow in Stalins Shadow by Alessandro De Magistris Gabriele
Basilico. Unexpected Moscow by Christian Caujolle One Colour of Reality by
Gabriel Bauret Urban Landscapes: Kotelniceskaja; Krasnye Vorota;
Leningradskaja; Barrikadnaja; MID; Ukraina; MGU
Originally trained as an architect, Italian-born Gabriele Basilico is now one of Europes leading fine art photographers.Thames & Hudson has published two of his books, Cityscapes and Berlin.
