Coming off of last year’s quietly revelatory DIOR METAMORPHOSIS, in which photographer Robert Polidori documented the unexpected beauty of an architectural renovation, the artist returns with AT THE LOUVRE, which shows his unique perspective on the installation of a landmark museum exhibition. For his new book, Polidori leveraged exclusive access into the preparations ahead of Naples in Paris: The Louvre Hosts the Museo di Capodimonte, and entered the Louvre to shoot sixty major masterpieces from the Museo di Capodimonte as they arrived from Italy and were installed on the walls of the Grand Galerie. Once again Polidori sensitively reveals the unseen beauty beneath a finished product, exposing the heart and soul behind a very significant collaborative effort between major museums…photographs by Robert Polidori, introduction by Laurence Des Cars, text by Sebastien Allard; from Rizzoli, $50.
A photographer’s unique point of view documenting the installation of a masterful exhibition. © Robert Polidori
