Massimo Vitali
Illustration — Vitali in 2013 Massimo Vitali (born 1944) is an Italian photographer based in Lucca.
Massimo Vitali
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- Born
- 1944 · Como.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- photographer · journalist · photojournalist
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Vitali in 2013 Massimo Vitali (born 1944) is an Italian photographer based in Lucca.
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Massimo Vitali (born 1944) is a journalist, photographer and photojournalist, of Italian nationality. The journalist was born in Como.
Languages used include Italian. Works are held at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
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Life and work
Life and work
Vitali was born in Como, Italy. He studied photography at the London College of Printing. He initially worked as a photojournalist for the Report Agency in the 1970s, and later as a movie camera operator. In 1995 he took on fine art photography, often standing on a podium four or five meters high, and using large-format film cameras to capture high-resolution details over a broad expanse in locations such as beaches, clubs and public spaces. His work has been shown in the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Fond National Art Contemporaine in Paris, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, the Fondation Cartier in Paris and the Museo Luigi Pecci in Prato.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Massimo Vitali, “Ti ho visto”, Mazzoleni Torino, Italy, 12 April 2022 - 30 June 2022
Interviews
Interviews
• A conversation with Massimo Vitali by Joerg Colberg • Photographing People Once They've Left a Work State-of-Mind by Richard Kern • Massimo Vitali talks to Yatzer Despina Pavlaki • Massimo Vitali: mille piccole storie in uno scatto by Rino Scarcelli • Corbis Interview: Massimo Vitali at 2011 LOOK3 • Audio interview with Vitali and pictures by Jim Casper
Life and career
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Life and career
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1944
Massimo Vitali born at Como.
Publications
• So Now Then (Ffotogallery, 2006) • Les plages du Var (Hotel des Arts, 2000) • dormir/sleep (coromandel, 2000) • Beach and Disco (Steidl, 2000) • Landscapes with Figures (Steidl, 2004), • Natural Habitats (Steidl, 2011)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3297781: Massimo Vitali
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- “Massimo Vitali”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10346414-1, Mostra Disco to Disco, Gabriele Basilico - Massimo Vitali (2007 : Venedig).
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- 1.Ryan, Kathy. Massimo Vitali Moves Into a 14th-Century Church. The New York Times. 6 March 2015. 0362-4331.
- 2.Massimo Vitali: Short Stories. British Journal of Photography. 22 March 2019.
- 3.Delistraty, Cody. What Italian Photographer Massimo Vitali Can’t Live Without. Wall Street Journal. 4 June 2020. 0099-9660.
- 4.Mazzoleni Art : MASSIMO VITALI. Ti ho visto. Mazzoleni Art. 2022-03-28.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10346414-1, Mostra Disco to Disco, Gabriele Basilico - Massimo Vitali (2007 : Venedig).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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