Italian Views

GAIL, Albert-Halaban (Washington, 1950)

ISBN 10: 1597114510 / ISBN 13: 9781597114516

Published by New York, Aperture,, New York, 2019

About this Item

Testo di Francine Prose. 55 fotografie a colori e didascalie di Gail ALbert Halaban . Cm 36x30. pp. 128. . Perfetto (Mint). . Prima edizione (First Edition). . Italian Views è la continuazione della serie Out My Window di Gail Albert Halaban, che raccoglieva intimi ritratti domestici sullo sfondo cinematografico della città. Qui, Albert Halaban sposta la sua attenzione da Parigi all'Italia, fissando lo sguardo attraverso le finestre degli altri nelle città di Firenze, Milano, Venezia, Palermo, Napoli e Roma. Attraverso l'obiettivo di Albert Halaban, lo spettatore è accolto nella vita privata della gente comune. Le sue fotografie esplorano le convenzioni degli stili di vita urbani, i sentimenti di isolamento in città e l'intimità della casa e della vita quotidiana. Insieme alle fotografie sono presenti brevi scritti di Albert Halaban che immaginano ciò che i vicini potrebbero vedere nei soggetti immortalati. Il meraviglioso saggio di Francine Prose parla del curioso brivido di essere uno spettatore. Questo invito a immaginare la vita dei vicini attraverso le finestre rende i personaggi e le ambientazioni personali e misteriosi.GUARDA IL VIDEO.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Italian Views
• Publisher: New York, Aperture,, New York
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597114510
• ISBN 13: 9781597114516
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: Prima edizione (First Edition).
• Condition: Perfetto (Mint)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • photography

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Synopsis

Italian Views is a continuation of Gail Albert Halaban’s series Out My Window, featuring intimate domestic portraits against the cinematic backdrop of the city. In this new chapter, the artist shifts her focus from Paris to Italy―steadying her gaze through the windows of others in communities throughout Florence, Milan, Venice, Palermo, Naples, Lucca, and Rome.
Albert Halaban works with local residents to stage and collaborate on each portrait, and through her lens, the viewer is welcomed into the private lives of ordinary Italian people. Her photographs explore the conventions and tensions of urban lifestyles, feelings of isolation in the city, and the intimacies of home and daily life. Paired with the photographs are short vignettes by Albert Halaban, imagining what the neighbors might see of her subjects on a daily basis, and Francine Prose contributes a meditative essay discussing the curious thrill of being a viewer. This invitation to envision the lives of neighbors through windows renders the characters and settings of Italy personal and mysterious.

About the Authors

Gail Albert Halaban received an MFA in photography from Yale University. She has taught at the Pasadena Art Center, International Center of Photography, and Yale, among other notable institutions. She has been included in both group and solo exhibitions internationally. Her previous books include Out My Window (2012) and Gail Albert Halaban: Paris Views (Aperture, 2014).

Francine Prose is the author of more than twenty works of fiction. Her books include the novels My New American Life (2011), Goldengrove (2008), A Changed Man (2005), and Blue Angel (2000), which was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award.