Authors:
By (author) Gabriele Basilico, By (author) Joan Fontcuberta, By (author) Giovanna Calvenzi
Publishers:
HUMBOLDT
Language:
EN / IT
Date of Publication:
2021-07-02
Availability:
Awaiting stock
Pages:
112
In 1976, Gabriele Basilico was in Rimini for a project concerning the Grand
Hotel. It is there that he meets a number of artists who perform
at the neighboring Lady Godiva nightclub. Intrigued, he took some pictures and
was struck by the willingness of artists to pose for him. In the meantime, the
The genre of the magazine was disappearing, while many venues
were transformed into adult movie theaters. Perhaps to testify
of the swan song of this world, or perhaps because he had been struck by
the humanity of these artists (strippers, magicians and clowns), Basilico has
started photographing theatres and nightclubs around Milan. The idea
was to make a book of his images, but it did not come to fruition and
was eventually forgotten. In 2020, this box of photographs was unearthed
: an unpublished work that adds a new dimension to the photographer's work
Milanese. In these black and white shots, Basilico stands out as a great
photographer in a field that is not his own. There is no feeling of
melancholy in this report, but rather the pride, freedom and joy of a
group of artists at work.
