Background
Gabriele Basilico was born on August 12, 1944 in Milan, Italy.
Gabriele Basilico was born on August 12, 1944 in Milan, Italy.
Gabriele Basilico originally studied to become an architect before pursuing a career in photography. He earned a degree in architecture (1973) from Polytechnic University of Milan.
His initial works focused around traditional landscape photography, but Gabriele Basilico later shifted his focus to architectural photography due to the influence of his previous studies in architecture. He achieved international fame in 1982 with his photographic report on the industrial areas of Milan, "Ritratti di Fabbriche, Sugarco". Gabriele Basilico made the film Milano, Proletariato Giovanile in 1976 for the Venice Biennale. In the mid 1980s Gabriele Basilico was part of a group of photographers commissioned by the French Government to document the transformation of the Transalpine landscape.
His last public work was showcased in December 2012, at the inauguration of a new square, Gae Aulenti, in Milan. The work consisted of a series of photographs that portrayed the Porta Nuova Project from its inception through completion.
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