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Robert Polidori was born in 1951 in Montreal, Canada, to a French Canadian mother and a Corsican father. He moved to the United States when he was ten and arrived in New York in 1969, where he got as job as an assistant to filmmaker [[Jonas Mekas]] at the [[Anthology Film Archives]], producing a number of [[avant-garde films]] in the early 1970's. In 1980 he received an M.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and subsequently turned his attention to still photography. He has been living in [[Paris]] and [[New York City]] since 1987. He is listed a staff photographer with [[The New Yorker |
Robert Polidori was born in 1951 in Montreal, Canada, to a French Canadian mother and a Corsican father. He moved to the United States when he was ten and arrived in New York in 1969, where he got as job as an assistant to filmmaker [[Jonas Mekas]] at the [[Anthology Film Archives]], producing a number of [[avant-garde films]] in the early 1970's. In 1980 he received an M.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and subsequently turned his attention to still photography. He has been living in [[Paris]] and [[New York City]] since 1987. He is listed a staff photographer with [[The New Yorker]] Magazine and makes frequent contributions to other magazines such as [[Vanity Fair]]. |
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Robert Polidori (born Montréal, Québec, 1951) is an photographer known for his architectural studies and frequent contributions to magazines and books.
Biography
Robert Polidori was born in 1951 in Montreal, Canada, to a French Canadian mother and a Corsican father. He moved to the United States when he was ten and arrived in New York in 1969, where he got as job as an assistant to filmmaker Jonas Mekas at the Anthology Film Archives, producing a number of avant-garde films in the early 1970's. In 1980 he received an M.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and subsequently turned his attention to still photography. He has been living in Paris and New York City since 1987. He is listed a staff photographer with The New Yorker Magazine and makes frequent contributions to other magazines such as Vanity Fair.
Books
After the Flood (2006) 333pp
Fotografie: Portfolio (2006)
Metropolis (2005) 128pp
Zones of Exclusion: Pripyat and Chernobyl (2003) 112pp
Havana (2001) 160pp
Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture and Design of a Midcentury Oasis (2001)
The Levant: History and Archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean by Pierre-Louis Gatier, Robert-Louis Gatier, Eric Gubel, and Philippe Marquis (2000)
Libya: The Lost Cities of the Roman Empire by Antonio Di Vita, Ginette Divita-Evrard, Lidiano Bacchielli, and Robert Polidori (1999)
Chateaux of the Loire Valley by Jean-Marie Perouse De Montclos and Robert Polidori (1997)
Sites Greco-Romaines de la Triploitane et Cyrenaique (1997)
Versailles by Robert Polidori and Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos (1991)
Solo Public Exhibitions
Edwynn Houk, New York, NY (2006)
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin (2006)
Flowers East, London, UK (2005)
Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto (2005)
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (2004)
Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis (2004)
Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Beverly Hills, CA (2003)
Pace/McGill Gallery, New York, NY (2003)
Pace/McGill Gallery, New York, NY (2000)
Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis MN (1999)
Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY (1999)
Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (1997)
Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY (1997)
Galerie Jaques Gordat, Paris (1991)
Galerie Urbi et Orbi, Paris (1990)
Atelier des Cannettes, Mois de la Photo, Paris (1988)
Braathen Fine Arts, New York, NY (1983)
CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY (1979)
Whitney Museum of Art-New Filmmakers' Program, NY (1975)
Anthology Film Archives (1970-1975)
Awards
Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography (2002)
Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography (1999)
World Press Award for coverage of the Getty Museum (1998)
Representation at Galleries
Pace/McGill Gallery, New York, NY
Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, ON
Marcus Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Collections
Metropolitian Museum, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
L.A. County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Bibliotheque National, Paris
Maison Europeen de la Photography, Paris
Foundacion "La Caixa", Barcelona
The Link Group, Chicago, IL
First National City Bank, New York, NY
La Caisse des Depots et Consignations, Paris
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN