
Vertiginous Moscow
Stalin's City Today
Gabriele Basilico(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 6. April 2009
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-500-54378-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 city's seven Stalinist towers, known in Russian as the vysotnye zdania, or `high buildings'. Basilico's 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.
Reviews / Votes
'Offers a rare bird's-eye view of a city scourged by heavy traffic and senseless development' - Wallpaper*More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
21 Illustrations, black and white; 55 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 340 mm
Width: 240 mm
Weight
1550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-54378-8 (9780500543788)
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Person
Originally trained as an architect, Italian-born Gabriele Basilico is now one of Europe's leading fine art photographers.Thames & Hudson has published two of his books, Cityscapes and Berlin.
Content
Moscow. Urban Transformations by Umberto Zanetti * Axis Mundi. A Vertical Moscow in Stalin's Shadow by Alessandro De Magistris * Gabriele Basilico. Unexpected Moscow by Christian Caujolle * One Colour of Reality by Gabriel Bauret * Urban Landscapes: Kotel'niceskaja; Krasnye Vorota; Leningradskaja; Barrikadnaja; MID; Ukraina; MGU