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.
Here, Albert Halaban shifts her focus from Paris to Italy―steadying her gaze through the windows of others in communities throughout Florence, Milan, Venice, Palermo, Naples, and Rome. Through Albert Halaban’s 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.
Francine Prose’s wonderful essay discusses the curious thrill of being a viewer. This invitation to imagine the lives of neighbors across windows renders the characters and settings personal and mysterious.
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About the Author
Gail Albert Halaban (born in Washington, D.C., 1970) received an MFA in photography from Yale University. She has taught at the Pasadena Art Center and International Center of Photography, and at Yale, among other notable institutions. She has been included in both group and solo exhibitions internationally. Her previous books include Out My Window (powerHouse, 2012) and Gail Albert Halaban: Paris Views (Aperture, 2014).
Francine Prose (born in Brooklyn, N.Y., 1947) is the author of twenty works of fiction. Her previous books include the novels My New American Life, Goldengrove, A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award.
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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.
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Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, 128 pages; very good condition, clean and crisp; inscribed, "Dear -- / Enjoy the stories in these windows / Wamly, Gail Albert Halaban" in black pen on half-title page; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra. Seller Inventory # GaHaAp125
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New York, Aperture,, New York, 2019
ISBN 10: 1597114510
ISBN 13: 9781597114516
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hardcover. Condition: Perfetto (Mint). Prima edizione (First Edition). 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. Book. Seller Inventory # bc_221617