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Michelangelo
After gaining international recognition with The Bolshoi (La Fabrica, 2017), the Russian photographer Sasha Gusov turns us into privileged spectators of the life of one of the most fascinating men in history: Michelangelo. This volume - a collaboration between Sasha Gusov and the russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky - is a photographic diary that not only portrays the shooting of the movie The Sin, but also observes the faces from the past with extraordinary depth, bringing us closer to the Renaissance man's psychology and the lights and shadows of his constant search for beauty. Gusov's beautiful, black-and white photographs, which look like paintings of the Quattrocento, show the actors in meditative poses and in the moments of greatest concentration, in a stark and precise way. AUTHOR: Based in London, Sasha Gusov works for multiple newspapers and magazines, such as The Daily Telegraph and Vogue, as well as image and photography firms. He is the author of Shooting Images (2001) and co-author, along with A. Navrozov, of Italian Carousel (2003). He has also worked for influential clients such as Christie's and Sotheby's.
The Royal Parks of London
"A Journey through the Parks' celebrates a year in the life of The Royal Parks through the lens of eminent Russian-born photographer, Sasha Gusov. Sasha has been free to roam but it wasn't always so. Back in the sixteenth century, when Henry VII charged across the Parks on royal chases, they were private enclosures. Over the years successive monarchs have redesigned the parks with form gardens and stately avenues of oak and chestnut until thankfully today everyone is welcomed free of charge. With his camera Gusov has explored 5000 acres from Richmond and Bushy in the west to Greenwich in the east. He's not only captured the changing seasons but also created a warm, humorous and extremely personal snapshot of the different people he has met." -- Publisher's description.
Sacha Gusov, The Bolshoi
This beautiful and remarkable behind-the-scenes study of dancers, musicians and onlookers offers a social and narrative dimension to the everyday life at the legendary Bolshoi Ballet, through the lens of the acclaimed Russian photographer Sasha Gusov. In the words of Andrei Navrozov, Gusov's photographs are lightning fissures, apertures, openings. They are neat as the bullet marks made in the moving target of time by a master of the craft, and the weird and hopeless dawn that streams through these tightly clustered pinholes is the light of future.
Locusts
Locusts is a book of photographs that, in the words of its creator, Sasha Gusov, 'is an album that pulls together the concept of mass mentality - photographs that examine the way people eat, the tourist eternally behind the camera, the obsession with consumerism. It is an anthropological investigation of contemporary man - who we are, who we have become and how absurd we can be at times.' Each of the book's ten sections present a catalogue of human weakness but in the warm spirit of humour and irony. The outcome of five years of work and observation around the world, these brief snatches and moments are a true representation of what humanity does when it thinks that no one is looking.
Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal.
Violin Virtuosos
(String Letter Publishing). An exceptional variety of dynamic violin soloists are making their mark on the world's stages at the dawn of this new century. Violin Virtuosos takes you into their world. In these compelling profiles, each musician reveals the personal, technical and psychological aspects of their lives in music: how they cope with isolation, how they approach and interpret their repertoire, and what kindles their passions and unites them with their audiences. This fascinating companion volume to 21st-Century Violinists includes profiles of Joshua Bell, Chee-Yun, Vadim Repin, Kyung-Wha Chung, Hilary Hahn, Viktoria Mullova, Leila Josefowicz, Christian Tetzlaff, Mark Kaplan and other gifted performers. Also available: 21st-Century Violinists 00699221 $12.95
People Like Us
What is it that makes us human? There are more than seven billion of us on the planet and we come in all different shapes and sizes, are born in different cultures and to different parents, but fundamentally we are the same. People Like Us provides a tongue-in-cheek investigation of the human race that might serve as a guide to earthlings for an imaginary alien visiting our planet for the first time. Amusing and entertaining, it documents the things we do; the things that make us human. This book is the culmination of more than 25 years of human observation. An inveterate people watcher and devotee of Honoré Balzac, Sasha Gusov's career has has taken him to over 40 countries where he has devoted his spare time to casting his keen and playful eye on the quirks that make us human.
Performing Women
Alison Oddey's interviews with prominent performing women span generations, cultures, perspectives, practice and the best part of the twentieth century, telling various stories collectively. Stand-ups, 'classic' actresses, film and television personalities, experimental and 'alternative' practitioners discuss why they want to perform, what motivates them, and how their personal history has contributed to their desires to perform. Oddey's critical introductory and concluding chapters analyse both historical and cultural contexts and explore themes arising from interviews. These include sense of identity, acting as playing (recapturing and revisiting childhood), displacement of roots, performing, motherhood and 'being', performing comedy, differences between theatre, film and television performance, attitudes towards and relationships with audiences, and working with directors. The prominent subtext of motherhood reveals a consciousness of split subjectivities with and beyond performance.
Belarus
Sasha Gusov published his book Belarus Terra Incognita after nearly two years spent in Belarus.To the envy of the Belarusian photographers Sasha Gusov had no obstacles when he was taking pictures. One of the press photographers, who worked at the military parade on Independence Day, told.Of course, not seeing the entire book, it is difficult to make a general conclusion about its direction. But judging by the photos posted in the blog of Sasha Gusov, he did not allow himself to be led by the Belarusian authorities.
Syria Burning
What are the origins of the Syrian crisis, and why did no one do anything to stop it? Since the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed in excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated 8 million Syrians, more than a third of the country’s population, forced to flee their homes. Militant Sunni groups, such as ISIS, have taken control of large swathes of the nation. The impact of this catastrophe is now being felt on the streets of Europe and the United States. Veteran Middle East expert Charles Glass combines reportage, analysis, and history to provide an accessible overview of the origins and permutations defining the conflict. He also gives a powerful argument for why the West has failed to get to grips with the consequences of the crisis.
