Massimo Listri's Architectural Photography Brings Beauty to Care Settings
Massimo Listri, a photographer born in Florence in 1953, has curated a collection of images featuring historic architecture for the initiative 'L'Arte si prende Cura' (Art Takes Care). This project, spearheaded by Ambassador Antonio Zanardi Landi and endorsed by the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Holy See, seeks to introduce art into environments of suffering, with backing from Fondazione Angelini. Approximately thirty large-format color photographs will be showcased at the Ospedale di San Giovanni Battista della Magliana in Rome, as well as in Order of Malta clinics both in Italy and internationally. Listri, who began his photography career at 17 and has published over 80 books, now employs digital cameras and relies on his intuition, keeping a red notebook of locations he wishes to capture.
Key facts
- Massimo Listri was born in Florence in 1953.
- He began photographing at age 17.
- His first professional work in 1978 was for IRI (Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale).
- He met publisher Franco Maria Ricci, founder of FMR magazine in 1982.
- He has published over 80 books.
- He is currently working on four books for Taschen: theaters, Mexico, Italian palaces, European gardens.
- He used a large-format view camera weighing 30 kg, now uses digital.
- He made intimate portraits of Eugenio Montale, Zavattini, Moravia, René Clair, Liliana Cavani, and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
- The project 'L'Arte si prende Cura' places his photos in healthcare settings of the Order of Malta.
- The project is promoted by the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Holy See, initiated by Ambassador Antonio Zanardi Landi.
- Fondazione Angelini supported the project.
- The publication is by Allemandi.
- Photos will be placed at Ospedale di San Giovanni Battista della Magliana in Rome and clinics of the Order of Malta in Italy and abroad.
- He keeps a red notebook of places he wants to photograph.
- He recently photographed the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.
Entities
Artists
- Massimo Listri
- Franco Maria Ricci
- Eugenio Montale
- Zavattini
- Alberto Moravia
- René Clair
- Liliana Cavani
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Ernest Hemingway
- Georges Simenon
- Manuela De Leonardis
Institutions
- Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Holy See
- Fondazione Angelini
- Allemandi
- Ospedale di San Giovanni Battista della Magliana
- Order of Malta
- IRI (Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale)
- FMR magazine
- Taschen
- L'Espresso
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Reggia di Caserta
- Palazzo della Cancelleria
- Rome
- Villa Poggio Imperiale
- Palazzo Ducale
- Venice
- Alcazar
- Seville
- Spain
- Castello di Champs de Bataille
- Le Neubourg
- Normandy
- France
- Ospedale di San Giovanni Battista della Magliana
- New York
- United States
- Moscow
- Russia
- Libya
- Washington
- Masonic Temple
- Philadelphia