Metropolitan Life (Logos)

Gabriele Basilico was born in Milan in 1944. He is the only Italian photographer to participate in the 1984-85 'Bord de mer' project for the Mission Photographique de la DATAR, a governmental mandate granted to an international group of photographers with the goal to investigate landscape change across France. In addition to his relentless photographic investigation into urban morphological transformation an

The eighth and ninth of April, 2010, Gabriele Basilico and his text Metropolitan Life went on stage at No'hma-Teresa Pomodoro Theatre (Milan).Basilico explains the relationship between the metropolitan landscapes, with their constant transformation and development, and photography, used as a way to catch the real shape and identity of cities.Gabriele Basilico was born in Milan, Italy, in 1944. He died on February 13, 2012.. As a photographer, his favorite areas of research included the identity of cities, the development of metropolises, and the change

He is the only Italian photographer to participate in the 1984-85 'Bord de mer' project for the Mission Photographique de la DATAR, a governmental mandate granted to an international group of photographers with the goal to investigate landscape change across France. Considered one of today's master photographers, Gabriele Basilico has been awarded many prizes and his work has been celebrated in many important private and public collections both in Italy and internationally.'Milan. In addition to his relentless photographic investigation into urban morphological transformation and contemporary landscapes, Gabriele Basilico has been busy holding seminars, workshops, lectures and reflections also through the written word.Gabriele Basilico died in Milan on February 13th, 2013. About the Author G