Gabriele Basilico

An introductory monograph on one of Italy's leading fine art photographers. Trained as an architect, Italian-born Gabriele Basilico (b.1944) is one of Italy's leading fine art photographers Basilico's photographs of cityscapes, residential buildings and factories transcend reality, revealing the essence of the metropolis, town and village Chronologically presented photographs include the early coastal landscapes of Normandy and the Beirut cityscapes of 1991, with picture-by-picture commentaries by Basilico himself The best introductory monograph to Basilico's work, this book also features an essay by Francesco Bonami - a specialist on the photographer - which assesses Basilico's importance in the history of photography