Adriana Lestido: Metropolis: Buenos Aires 1988/1999

Adriana Lestido's black-and-white photographs of Buenos Aires between 1988 and 1999 capture the city's expansion and the social fragmentation of its inhabitants. The book includes 53 images originally taken for a newspaper column and provides a poignant portrait of a socially fragmented Buenos Aires.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Publisher: Rm

This volume presents a collection of black-and-white photographs taken by the renowned Argentine photographer Adriana Lestido between 1988 and 1999, capturing the expansion of Buenos Aires and its various neighborhoods. The photographs, originally taken for a weekly column in the newspaper Página/12, showcase the city's transformation over the years, including areas such as Constitución, La Boca, Villa Lugano, Pompella, and Puerto Madero. The book was inspired by filmmaker Fernando Spiner's request to use Lestido's photographs for a film set in early-90s Buenos Aires. Lestido's photography offers a poignant portrayal of a socially fragmented Buenos Aires, featuring anonymous and solitary figures who wander, work, or live in the bustling city.

Weight: 435g
Dimension: 239 x 170 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788417975708