| | | | Photographs 2009–2018Published by Steidl.
This large-format volume, collecting images from 2009 to 2018, is the latest in Steidl’s series publishing the life’s work of Massimo Vitali. Following the first two volumes, published together as Landscape with Figures / Natural Habitats, 1994–2009 in 2011 (and now out of print), Entering a New World presents Vitali’s large-scale color images of humans interacting en masse—both consciously and unconsciously—with their environments.
Whether relaxing beachside, exploring the ruins of the Roman Forum or navigating a crowded shopping promenade, the scenes in these photographs are topographical celebrations and subtle critiques of our changing habits of leisure. The book furthermore traces an important shift in Vitali’s practice: his move from large-format film to medium-format digital.
Born in Como in 1944, Massimo Vitali studied photography at the London College of Printing. Beginning in the 1960s, Vitali worked as a photojournalist, collaborating with magazines and agencies throughout Europe before turning to cinematography for television and cinema in the early 1980s. He eventually returned to still photography as an artist, taking up large-format photography in 1993 and beginning his famous Beach Series in 1995. Steidl has published Vitali’s Landscape with Figures (2004) and Landscape with Figures / Natural Habitats, 1994–2009 (2011). BOOK FORMAT Clth, 14.25 x 11.5 in. / 208 pgs / 115 color. PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 2/11/2020 Active DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2019 p. 80 PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9783958296268 TRADE List Price: $125.00 CDN $170.00 AVAILABILITY In stock Free Shipping UPS GROUND IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. FOR CONSUMER ONLINE ORDERS |
Published by Steidl.
After nearly 30 years working in large-format photography, Massimo Vitali (born 1944), famed for his images of beaches and discos, brings together his 12 "best" photographs in a beautiful volume. Vitali began his career as a photojournalist in the 1960s, collaborating with magazines and agencies throughout Europe, before turning to cinematography for television and cinema in the early '80s. He eventually returned to still photography as an artist, taking up large-format photography in 1993 and beginning his famous Beach Series in 1995. The selection of just 12 works gathered for this volume was made following many lengthy conversations with collaborators and curators who know his work deeply. These works are not necessarily his best-known pieces; rather each one speaks to a particular moment of his artistic research, like short stories of a long career. BOOK FORMAT Slip, clth, 14.25 x 11.25 in. / 48 pgs / 12 color. PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 8/20/2019 Out of stock indefinitely DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2018 p. 126 PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9783958294967 TRADE List Price: $145.00 CDN $195.00 AVAILABILITY Not available STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely. |
Published by Steidl.
In the first edition of Landscape with Figures (2004), Massimo Vitali showed his entire oeuvre of the 1990s, broadening the scope of his survey of beaches and discos to include skiing resorts and swimming pools from across the globe. Since 2007 Vitali has modified his perspective, shifting between an architectural background and a bizarre and fantastic mise-en-scčne inspired by Romantic landscape painting. The book--composed of 70 photographs from 2004 to 2009--also includes a "genealogical tree" of his photographs--120 thumbnails images which make visual connections by color, composition and time.
BOOK FORMAT Clth, 14.75 x 11.75 in. / 211 pgs / illustrated throughout. PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 2/15/2011 Out of stock indefinitely DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2014 PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9783869301976 TRADE List Price: $98.00 CDN $120.00 AVAILABILITY Not available STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely. |
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