Simone Donati’s Welcome to Berlusconistan nella curated selection di Blurb
Simone Donati’s Welcome to Berlusconistan è stato selezionato tra migliaia di libri fatti con Blurb per la CURATED SELECTION:
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Esteemed guest curator, Darius Himes, has chosen three books from among those submitted. They will be featured at photography and design events worldwide, such as Paris Photo, Arles, Perpignan, Palm Springs Photo Festival, CONTACT, and FOTODC.
As part of the Curated Collection, the selected books will be showcased online at blurb.com in a special collection for sale, and will be presented to publications like PHOTONews, Photo Life, American Photo, Photo District News, and the British Journal of Photography. Additionally, all chosen books will be permanently housed in prominent collections at the George Eastman House, the indie Photobook library, the National Library of Australia, and FOAM Museum in Amsterdam.
Simone Donati: Welcome to Berlusconistan
http://www.blurb.com/b/2385136-welcome-to-berlusconistan
From the artist: “On the 27th of March, 1994, Silvio Berlusconi burst on the Italian political scene. Since the congress of March 2009 I started to investigate this world. I’m interested in understanding the relationship that is created between the people and their leader, and how, during these public meetings, they interact with each other. A relationship that goes over the politics and his rules, a politician who becomes myth and catalyzes the attention of millions of persons, in Italy and abroad.”
From Darius Himes: “A witty project pairing well-made photographs of supporters of the Italian Prime Minister (now former) at political rallies and parties, with some of the more ludicrous quotes made by Berlusconi in the media. Not pushing the point too far, the book contains roughly 40 images (out of, I’m sure, hundreds more) and a good 20 quotes. It hits hard quickly, and then leaves you flipping through the book repeatedly. Perfectly poised.”
