Italy is a beautiful country. If you have ever been to Rome, the expression “Rome wasn’t built in a day” takes on a whole new meaning. One look at the architecture throughout the city, throughout all of Italy, and you can see why it has had a lasting impact upon architecture worldwide.Italy is renowned worldwide for its architectural achievements.The archicture that the Italians have makes us think back to the old Europe. Italy has beautiful cities with a rich history. we can still see the art of the churches and palaces.
“Photographs of Italy–Fotografie dell’Italia” is an exhibition that takes you on a trip through time and around the the beautiful cities of Italy. Almost 40 years worth of works by renowned Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico documenting the transformation of the world’s urban contemporary landscapes are now on display at The Birla Academy of Art and Culture , Kolkata, opening on the 3rd of June.Gabriele Basilico, arguably the best internationally known photographer of urban landscapes.
The Consul General of Italy in Kolkata Gianluca Rubagotti said” Italy and Kolkata have a great tradition in various art forms, but the idea of this exhibition is to stress the present. We are not basking in the light of a few centuries ago, but we are showcasing the more contemporary aspects of our culture. This is the first time that the Archive of Gabriele Basilico in Italy presents some of the photographs of the Italian Maestro here in Kolkata, so we are very pleased, ad we are sure Kolkatans will attend and enjoy.”
The Director of Birla Academy Sikha Roy said “Birla Academy of Art & Culture is very happy to organize the photography show of Gabriele Basilico. Kolkata and Italy both are similar in many ways, specially in the field of art and culture.I hope the art lovers will enjoy this exhibition.”
Artist Nola Minolfi added “It is with a sincere honor to be part of the curatorial working collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata and Birla Academy of Art and Culture. With the 5 dates of seminars in which people are more than welcome to participate and walk in. I’m honored to represent and give a voice to one of the greatest photographers of the history of the Italian photography scene. The photographs of Gabriele Basilico are today an evaluable archive of images that are a precious documentation of what Italy has been and still is. His photographs have been giving a real voice to many social political places, as well as to simple beautiful corners of architectures and geographical lands and landscapes in which Italy is been recorded and documented forever. Gabriele Basilico’s photographs are revealing stories through the cities and the places he walked and photographed, wishing to talk to everyone about it.
The intentions of the seminars is to let his photographs to be better understood through the history of the people and the culture of Italy inhabiting those landscapes and places through the time.”
