{"product_id":"venezia-beyond-the-icon-hardcover","title":"Venezia: Beyond the Icon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlejandro Merizalde\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eLuis Pérez-Oramas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDreamlike black and white photographs capture the mysterious beauty of this beloved city as it is without tourists and beyond the usual places. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlejandro Merizalde began photographing in Venice in 2008. In his early visits he found the city stiflingly overcrowded, but during a brief winter trip a few years later, the overcast skies and foggy atmosphere allowed him to draw out Venice's legendary beauty without the disruptions of mass tourism. \u003cbr\u003e In 2013 he started experimenting with longer exposures to eliminate the distractions of human activity and enable him to concentrate on his architectural compositions. This shift in approach was gradual, but it helped him realize that he was no longer interested in recording iconic features like St Mark's Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs and the gondola, to name a few. From then on, he dropped the predictable locations and buildings and trained his lens on the Venice lagoon and areas of the city where Venetians actually spend their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eText in English, French and Italian.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Merizalde\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ecuador in 1979 and has spent 16 years developing his wide-ranging Venice photographic project. His first book, \u003ci\u003e100 Churches of Venice and the Lagoon\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Damiani in 2021. His second title, \u003ci\u003eThirteen Venetian Gasoline Stations\u003c\/i\u003e, a limited-edition art book conceived in tribute to artist Ed Ruscha, was published in 2023. He currently lives and works in Connecticut with his wife. \u003cb\u003eLuis Pérez-Oramas\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Caracas in 1960. He is a poet and art historian, holding a PhD in Art History from the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (1994). He was the curator of Latin American Art at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 2003 to 2017, and is the author of several exhibition catalogues, essays on art, social issues and political criticism, as well as nine books of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11.3 x 11.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350600859897,"sku":"9791254600962","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Jnrt3d7RYu9791254600962.webp?v=1769787090","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/venezia-beyond-the-icon-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}