Gabriele Basilico. ROMA

Published July 16, 2025

Contributed by Sophia Tai

Roma is a selection of Gabriele Basilico’s photographic works curated by Matteo Balduzi, Giovanna Calvenzi and Pier Angelo Cappello, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture’s official general department of contemporary art in collaboration with the National Roman Museum, Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea (Museum of Contemporary Photography), and the Basilica Archive. The exhibition and book were designed by Tomo Tomo, with Martina Ciccaglione as project leader.

The typographic choices using DJR’s Megazoid and Lineto’s LL Riforma typefaces reflect Basilico’s work, whose research focused on modern architectural developments in the city of Rome. A historic setting with contemporary appearance is represented with the bold stylized title Roma set in Megazoid, which has letterforms mimicking arches, windows, and doorways often seen in Basilico’s images. Megazoid's geometric shapes are complemented by informational texts composed along a grid, using the geometric sans LL Riforma in its Heavy style to match the boldness of the title. The muted color palette balances against the modern minimalist geometric typography by subtly evoking a reminder of historic Italy and allows the architectural photographs to take center stage.

The catalog comes with Italian and English text and was published as softcover with dust jacket by Electa.

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