American Geographies will survey photographer Matt Black's work chronicling the social and environmental landscapes of his native rural California and across the United States.
The event will be held in English
American Geographies. With Matt Black and Alessia Glaviano
WHERE
Gallerie d'Italia - Torino
WHEN
28/10/2025
18:00 - 19:00
RECIPIENTS
Everyone
TAG
MATT BLACK
Matt Black is from California’s Central Valley, a rural, agricultural area in the heart of the state. Between 2014 and 2020, he traveled over 100,000 miles across 46 states for his project ‘American Geography’, published by Thames and Hudson in 2021, accompanied by a traveling exhibition that opened at the Deichtorhallen, Hamburg. The book is now in its third printing, and a companion volume, ‘American Artifacts’, was released in 2024.
His work has appeared regularly in the US and international press, including TIME Magazine, The New Yorker, Le Monde and Internazionale. He has been honored three times by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prize, received the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Award, and has held fellowships from the Emerson Collective, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and the National Geographic Society.
Other honors include the National Press Photographers Foundation, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the California Arts Council, and World Press Photo. He was nominated to join Magnum Photos in 2015 and became a full member in 2019.
ALESSIA GLAVIANO
Alessia Glaviano, the esteemed Head of Global PhotoVogue and Director of the PhotoVogue Festival, is a leading figure in international photographic criticism. Since joining Vogue Italia in 2001, Glaviano rapidly ascended from Photo Editor to Visual Director, where she played a crucial role in shaping the visual identity of the publication. In early 2022, with the relaunch of PhotoVogue on a global scale, Glaviano’s role shifted to focus on leading PhotoVogue, collaborating with all editions of Vogue worldwide. This marked a significant expansion of PhotoVogue's mission to include media in all forms, further establishing it as a platform that champions both emerging and established talent while influencing visual literacy to create a more just, ethical, and inclusive visual world. PhotoVogue’s open calls have been instrumental in launching the careers of notable photographers such as Nadine Ijewere, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Kyle Weeks, Camila Falquez, Kennedi Carter, Scandebergs, and Mous Lamrabat, among others. Under Glaviano’s leadership, PhotoVogue has become an industry-leading platform, curating a diverse pool of image-makers and exemplifying diversity behind the camera through a multitude of perspectives.