(OPB2 #048) John Divola: Italian Cars

The is for the Nazraeli One Picture Books Two book 48

Italian Cars is limited to 500 numbered copies, each including a 5x7 inch original print which has been signed by the artist.

In the summer of 2007, as part of its initiative to open thirty new branches across Italy, Deutsche Bank commissioned the American artist John Divola to photograph ten Italian cities. Divola was to be the first of three artists from three different continents who were to be selected for the project. That summer, Divola ended up photographing in twelve Italian Cities.

Shortly after Divola finished his work and returned home, the Great Recession started, and Deutsche Bank abandoned the project. The work that Divola made for the Deutsche Bank project has never been publicly shown.

However, in conjunction with working on the commission, Divola photographed Italian cars as a side project. This series, presented in Italian Cars, is Divola’s contribution to our One Picture Book Two series.

John Divola’s work is the subject of numerous books and catalogues. Widely exhibited and collected throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia, Divola’s photographs are included in the permanent collections of many public and private institutions, including those of The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Limited to 500 numbered copies, each copy of Italian Cars includes a 5x7 inch original print that has been signed by the artist.