Holden Luntz Gallery - 07.03.2023

Massimo Listri: Fortuny, Venezia

Massimo Listri is a photographer who never documents but rather invents beauty. These are the words Vittorio Sgarbi, the famed art critic and historian has used to define the Florentine artist, who is regarded as one of the most elegant and sophisticated Italian photographers. Presenting great architectural and cultural importance, the work of Massimo Listri offers a rare look into some of the world’s majestic interior spaces. The locations he photographs act as gateways into the secret interiors of palaces, ancient castles, villas, libraries, monasteries, hidden gardens, and numerous other architecturally grandiose works of art. His photographs are incredible explorations of beauty in the upmost majestic sense, and are tributes to culture, history and civilization. Whether it be the palaces of Rome and Tuscany, Versailles, or the grand libraries around the world, his images serve as visual documentaries of the history and beauty that surrounds us, revealing the very souls of such interiors through a fresh perspective that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to see.