"In The Footsteps of Le Corbusier" an exhibition of photography by Antonio Martinelli at Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg > 29th October to 17th November 2015

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29th October : 5:30 pm onwards Add to Calendar 29/10/2015 17:30 29/10/2015 19:00 Asia/Kolkata Opening of "In The Footsteps of Le Corbusier" an exhibition of photography by Antonio Martinelli Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/10/in-footsteps-of-le-corbusier-exhibition.html Shridharani Art Gallery and Art Heritage I & II, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY  - Opening
30th October to 17th November : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm (Except Sundays & Bank Holidays)  Add to Calendar 30/10/2015 11:00 17/11/2015 19:00 Asia/Kolkata "In The Footsteps of Le Corbusier" an exhibition of photography by Antonio Martinelli Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/10/in-footsteps-of-le-corbusier-exhibition.html Shridharani Art Gallery and Art Heritage I & II, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Shridharani Art Gallery and Art Heritage I & II, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi - 110001
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Event Description : "In The Footsteps of Le Corbusier" an exhibition of photography by Antonio Martinelli. 

This exhibition is a selection of photographs taken by Antonio Martinelli in Chandigarh and Ahmedabad over a span of 40 years. Le Corbusier, the most influential master of modern architecture, was commissioned to design Chandigarh, the first planned city in India by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He has been an inspiration to contemporary Indian architects providing a module that could perhaps suit a nation in transition. We are recipients of his impressive legacy of urbanism, landscape design, architecture, sculpture and interior design.

In 1975, almost at the beginning of his photographic career, with very little equipment and limited amount of time, that Antonio shot the first images in black and white of Chandigarh. Later in 1984 he returned, and using only 35 mm Kodak chrome colour slides film and in 2014, he only shot with 35 mm digital Nikon and Canon cameras.

Photographing in the cities of Chandigarh and Ahmedabad has been a fascinating experience for Antonio. He was able to capture the essence of India, as an amalgamation of urban and rural and contemporary and ancient traditions.

This exhibition is an collateral even of Delhi Photo Festival, 2015. The  Inauguration at 5:30 pm on 29, October, 2015 at Shridharani Gallery by H.E. Linus von Castelmur, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan and Chief Guet Mr. Balakrishna Doshi, Eminent Architect.

About Antonio Martinelli : A graduate in architecture, Antonio Martinelli is a Venetian photographer of international repute who has worked  extensively in India since 1970’s. He has mounted a number of exhibitions and published books of his works including the: The Royal Palaces of India, Oriental Scenery : Two Hundred Years of Architectural Heritage, Palaces of Rajasthan and Lucknow au Miroir du Temps. In 2014, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York commissioned him to photograph for the exhibition and the catalog of Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy, 2015.

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