DATE: January 25, 2010
Massimo Vitali, Scala dei Turchi Island, Sicily, 2009, © Massimo Vitali / Courtesy Bonni Benrubi Gallery, NYCNo drama, no narrative, just the sand, the sea, and a scattering of people carefully and coolly observed. These summer scenes, from Sicily and Turkey, make Vitali's show a welcome getaway on chilly days. His elevated, omniscient perspective (he usually works from a raised platform) takes the work out of the realm of tourist snaps and closer to that of Thomas Struth, especially in views of ancient sites in Turkey.
Read the complete review in The New Yorker.
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Massimo Vitali at Bonni Benrubi
Vitali is famous for his huge color photographs of Europeans at the beach—landscapes of leisure that are as big as history paintings but a lot more matter-of-fact.
Massimo Vitali, Scala dei Turchi Island, Sicily, 2009, © Massimo Vitali / Courtesy Bonni Benrubi Gallery, NYCRead the complete review in The New Yorker.
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