Italian Cultural Institute organizes tour for the Lebanese media to shed light on photography exhibition “A city, a tale” by Gabriele Basilico at Beirut Art Center

Italian Cultural Institute organizes tour for the Lebanese media to shed light on photography exhibition “A city, a tale” by Gabriele Basilico at Beirut Art Center

NNA ndash; Today, the Italian Cultural Institute organized a tour for the Lebanese media to shed light on the photography exhibition A city, a tale, at Beirut Art Center.nbsp;

The exhibition, prepared in collaboration with Gabriele Basilico Archive and Beirut Art Center under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Beirut, showcases 57 photographic works by Gabriele Basilico and is on view until April 6th, 2024.

Gabriele Basilico, a photographer of international renown, appreciated by the Lebanese public for his photographic works on Beirut, is known for his images of the world#39;s great metropolises. Through 57 works, most of them selected by the artist himself for a catalogue published by Phaidon Press in 2001, the exhibition traces, without exhausting them, both the intellectual journey of the artist, who was mainly interested in the history of cities and the bonds of memory, and his forsaking of a photojournalistic vision for an evolution towards the study of the urban landscape. The exhibition also testifies to his participation in several important photographic missions, such as D.A.T.A.R (1984-85), the Hariri Foundation (1991) and MoMA San Francisco (2007).

During the inauguration ceremony, the new director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Angelo Gioegrave;, stated: quot;The IIC#39;s program for the