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Manhattan in Moscow

Philip Sayer's photographs on show at Marsden Woo Gallery portray 7 Stalinist skyscrapers built in late 1940s/early 1950s.

 

News / Rachael Crabtree

"Manhattan in Moscow" is an exhibition of atmospheric photographs by Philip Sayer, depicting seven Stalinist skyscrapers built in late 1940s/early 1950s Moscow. The photographs were originally commissioned for Domus for an article written by Catherine Cooke, leading expert on Soviet avant-garde architecture. In the article, also entitled Manhattan in Moscow, Cooke asks, "What made Stalin build Russia's answer to Gotham City?" Sayer's accompanying photographs gave some visual clues that could answer this question, and can now be seen in their original format at

 

Philip Sayer, Moscow IV, 2001. Photo © Philip Sayer

A founding member of influential architecture and design magazine Blueprint in 1983, his work has appeared repeatedly in numerous prestigious periodicals, such as Blueprint, Domus, RA Magazine, Crafts Magazine, World of Interiors and the Museums Journal, as well as newspapers The London Evening Standard and The Times. He has worked with architectural author Gavin Stamp on his book about Scottish architect Alexander 'Greek' Thompson's work in Victorian Glasgow, and Deyan Sudjic's The 100 Mile City, as well as sculptor Anthony Gormley in 2009 for the photographic book Gormley on Guernsey, to name but a few of his collaborative projects.

Philip Sayer, Moscow I, 2001. Photo © Philip Sayer.

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