Hotel Nacional Rio (Rollo no. 40) by
Olaf Nicolai. First edition (2014). First impression. Medium format paperback in new condition. Still in a sealed bag. Please see pictures. Any questions please get in touch.
About Hotel Nacional Rio
Hotel Nacional in Rio with its trademark cylindrical tower, constructed between 1968-1972, is one of the highlights of architect Oscar Niemeyer’s later work, yet has been abandoned and left to deteriorate for some time. German artist and photographer Olaf Nicolai visited the site in September 2011 to exhaustively document its state of disrepair through hundreds of images. From elevator shafts plunging into darkness, stairways covered in guano and empty swimming pools, to rotting ceilings and wide interior spaces stripped bare, the collection of photos of this once shining jewel of architecture and luxury is as haunting as it is regrettable.
About Olaf Nicolai
Olaf Nicolai grew up in Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt) in the German Democratic Republic. From 1983 to 1988 he studied German language and literature at the universities of Leipzig, Vienna and Budapest, in 1992 obtaining a doctorate from Leipzig University. His thesis concerned the
Poetics of the Wiener Gruppe, exploring the means of expression used and their strategic implementation.
[1] There exists a close relation between this group's work and his own artistic endeavours. Nicolai also holds a diploma in applied arts from the Technical Collage at Schneeberg in Saxony.
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