Signed Gianni Berengo Gardin, Franco Fontana, Fulvio Roiter - SanFranciscoVenezia, immmagini du due città - 1982

Exceptionally signed copy by Gianni Berengo Gardin, Franco Fontana, and Fulvio Roiter, unique and unavailable in signed copies. 108 pages and 78 full-page photographs in black and white or color. Introduction text in Italian and English by Italo Zannier, a renowned photography historian and photographer himself. Black cloth binding and titled jacket.

To better view the photographs, you can click on one of them to display it on a black background, which highlights it even more and is equipped with front/back functions that you can also exit at any time to return to the standard display.

The Scuola Grande del Carmine is a palace in Venice whose architecture and walls feature numerous prestigious frescoes, particularly by Tepolo and many others, and it organizes cultural events to keep this building alive.

The book's title combines the names of the two cities into a single word, which might indeed seem excessive. The idea of paralleling the city of Venice and that of San Francisco can certainly appear odd, as acknowledged by the promoters of this photographic commission on the back cover of the book, but they identify three main reasons. Both are cities where the sea or ocean plays a predominant role. They are cities with prestigious heritage to preserve. Finally, they are cities that share a kind of urban madness in their emergence or design, Venice with its encroaching waters due to the tides, and San Francisco with the idea of applying a geometric pattern across a hilly territory.

The photographs of Venice are by Gianni Berengo Gardin, Franco Fontana, Fulvio Roiter, and Paolo Monti. San Francisco is photographed by David Armanino, Oliver Gagliani (see Oliver Gagliani — W E S T O N | G A L L E R Y), Franck Spadarella (see Frank Spadarella | Center for Creative Photography), and Tom Vano.

Book from my personal collection in very good overall condition despite a small tear at the top of the dust jacket (see photo), preserved as is with the utmost care. Shipped protected with reinforced packaging and guaranteed international tracking. For multiple purchases, combined shipping is possible with a refund of any excess postal fees paid via Paypal.

1.1 kg excluding packaging