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Italian photographer

Alex Majoli (born 1971) is an Italian photographer known for his documentation of war and conflict. He is a member of Magnum Photos. Majoli's work focuses on the human condition and the theater within our daily lives.

Life and work

Majoli was born in Ravenna, Italy. He attended the Art Institute in Ravenna.

Majoli lived in New York City for 14 years, after which he moved to Sicily. He has been a member of Magnum Photos since 2001 and was its president from 2011 to 2014.

Awards

2002: Pesaresi Prize, Festival Foto
2003: Infinity Award for Photojournalism, the International Center of Photography
2004: Feature Photography Award, the Overseas Press Club
2004: Magazine Photographer of the Year, Best of Journalism Contest, National Press Photographers Association
2004: Honorable Mention, Oskar Barnack Award
2002/2004: Several citations at the Pictures of the Year International Award
2012: First prize, General News category (singles), World Press Photo, Amsterdam
2016: Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York City

Exhibitions

Bambini, Palazzo Reale, Genova, Italy, 1998

Publications

Leros. Italy: West Zone, 1999. ISBN 978-88-87639-00-1.
- London: Trolley, 2003. ISBN 978-0-9542079-2-2.
One Vote. France: Filigranes, 2004.
Libera Me, Book I. London: Trolley, 2010. ISBN 978-1907112225.
Congo. New York City: Aperture, 2015. Photographs by Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin. ISBN 978-1-59711-325-0. With a text by Alain Mabanckou. Edition of 1500 copies (700 in French and 800 in English).
Scene. Paris: Le Bal; London: Mack, 2019. ISBN 978-1-912339-29-7 (English edition); ISBN 978-1-912339-30-3 (French edition). With essays by David Campany and Corinne Rondeau.

Collections

Majoli's work is held in the following permanent collection:

Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

References

^ "Interview with Alex Majoli". Vogue Italia. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
Dickerman, Kenneth (4 March 2019). "All the world's a stage in these photos of the 'theater of life'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
"For Alex Majoli, Photojournalism and Performance are Inseparable". Aperture. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
"2003 Infinity Award: Photojournalism". International Center of Photography. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
^ "Alex Majoli". American Photo. November–December 2004. p. 34 – via Google Books. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
"Winner 2004, leica-oskar-barnack.com. Accessed 17 May 2014.
"Mubarak Steps Down". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
"Taking history: World Press Photo exhibition 2012 – in pictures". The Guardian. 7 November 2012. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
"Alex Majoli". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
"Magnum photographer Alex Majoli awarded Guggenheim fellowship". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
"Alex Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin go deep into Congo". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
Magazine, Wallpaper* (8 February 2019). "Magnum photographer Alex Majoli's new book captures the theatre of life". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
"Alex Majoli, la photographie ou le petit théâtre de la vie". Le Monde.fr. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
MacLennan, Gloria Crespo (29 March 2019). "Alex Majoli: "Mis imágenes son ficciones que explican la realidad"". El País. Madrid. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
"The Snite Museum of Art acquires a work by Magnum Photographer Alex Majoli from The Eye of the Storm series". Snite Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-05-08.

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