Mykonos Muse Assouline

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"Unless you have seen the houses of Mykonos, you can't pretend to be an architect. Whatever architecture has to say, it is said here'. - Le Corbusier Located in the Cyclades and surrounded by the blue-green water of the Aegean sits whitewashed, windmill-strewn Mykonos, the island of the winds. This ancient island and those surrounding it, mythologised as the bodies of gods felled by Hercules in the time of antiquity, are older legend and have played host to countless cultures for more than millennia. This book chronicles the culture and society that has defined Mykonos as a predominant island utopia over the past century. With such names as 'Paradise' and 'Super Paradise,' the sands of these shores have captured the imaginations and hearts of industry titans, artists, and party-goers alike from all around the globe, marking it as a stable cosmopolitan destination and as a paramount it haven on the jet-set circuit. This book chronicles the culture and society that has defined Mykonos over the past century - from its days as a hideout for such luminaries and elites as Le Corbusier and Antonis Benakis, to its moment as a sanctuary for the gay community,to its predominant party scene - all the while indulging the reader with the ruins and myths hidden there. AUTHOR: Lizy Manola is a Greek-born photographer. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics, from Laverne University, U.S.A. and a Diploma in History of Arts from the American College of Athens. Manola freelances and shoots documentary photo stories, travelling and and working in far-reaching places where culture and everyday life preserve their natural authenticity. She is currently involved in a long-term project concerning religious ceremonies in places of worship. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Athens and around the globe. She currently lives and works in Athens and New York. 200 illustrations

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781614286905
Published: April 2018

Number of pages: 300
Width: 250 mm
Height: 330 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Assouline