2/11/2011
Renato D'Agostin
Photo4, Paris
The Beautiful Cliche' - Venezia. Photographic exhibition and book presentation. His photographs of Venice show the city in a totally new light. The exhibition is part of the Festival Saint Germain des Pres Photo.
"Finally a book on Venice without gondolette, silvery reflections, romantic glimpses of canals and bridges and everything else that provides the perfect tourist measure for selling a city known as “the most beautiful in the world.” D'Agostin's eye is certainly more sensitive than the emulsion or apparatus of his camera, and this is a crucial talent in the field of photography" – Italo Zannier
“Venetian Heritage is very proud to be associated with Renato D'Agostin on this project. His photographs of Venice show the city in a totally new light. Our hope is that through this body of work, the beauty of the city will continue to inspire generations to come.”
– Pierre Durand, President Venetian Heritage
The photography book The Beautiful Cliché - Venezia will be released worldwide March 2012 with preface by Renata Codello, Superintendent for the Cultural Heritage and Landscape of Venice and the Lagoon, and texts by curator and photo historian, Italo Zannier, and curator, Chiara Casarin.
Renato D'Agostin was born in Venice, Italy in 1983. He began his career in photography in 2001. In 2005, D’Agostin attended International Center of Photography in New York for courses in Fine Print. Soon after, he became assistant to Ralph Gibson. D’Agostin presented the exhibitions Metropolis (2007) and Tokyo Untitled (2009) in major galleries in The United States, Europe and Japan. He is represented by Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, Photo 4 Charles Zalber, Paris, and MC2 Gallery, Milan.
The Beautiful Cliché - Venezia
The eponymous book published by édition Silvana (IT)
Texts of the photographer and italian historian Italo Zannier and curator Chiara Casarin.
Foreword by Renata Codello, Superintendent of Culture of the City of Venice.
The exhibition is part of the Festival Saint Germain des Prés Photo
with the support of Venetian Heritage
Meeting - discussion moderated by Christine Costes around the release of the book Venezia Renato Agostini Saturday, November 5 to 16h
Image: sans titre, 2010, série The Beautiful Cliché, 30 x 40 cm, tirage argentique, édition 25 ex.
Opening reception: Thursday, November 3rd from 6pm in presence of the artist
and presentation of the eponymous book published by édition Silvana (IT)
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