“In We All Live in Vegas, Paolini give us Las Vegas as a metaphor for 21st century life. In contrast to Europe, his “Vegas” is the first perpetually modern place, shape-shifting to become whatever it needs to be next, remade constantly in our minds as well as by rapid generations of bricks and mortar and neon.”
- Kris Darnall,
Director, Vegas Valley Book Festival Communications Director, Nevada Humanities
“Francois Paolini is a man who has created a passionate tribute – the ultimate love letter – to both the perception and the reality that is Las Vegas. What makes this unique – and perhaps what makes this even possible – is that Paolini is not a Las Vegan. Not a Nevadan. Not even an American. Perhaps it is because Paolini is a Frenchman, a European – and given his life’s work as an international photojournalist – a citizen of the world, that allows him to see, to capture, to communicate, his vision. As a Parisian, perhaps it is also fitting that he comes from the historical City of Lights to the literal City of Lights. Paolini will shares with us, in words and images, how peoples from around the world, see Las Vegas as an iconic representation as a city of today and tomorrow. A place that rarely looks backwards. A place rushing forever forward towards an unknown but eagerly anticipated future. Paolini will take you on a visual journey through this city that is so distinctly American, yet so unlike any other place in America.”
- Carolyn Hayes Uber,
Publisher, Stephens Press, LLC
“His foreign point of view reveals a shimmering, electric, gigantic and artificial city . . . there are especially distributing reflections that shine on the windows at night intertwining the false and the real.”
- Dernieres Nouvelles d’ Alsace
Alsace Late News Alsace, France
“Paolini’s many photos [are] artfully arranged into collages that offer juxtapositions that really capture the energy of the town.”
- Richard Abowitz,
Los Angeles Times
“Paolini has a masterful eye, capturing the vivid colors, odd juxtapositions and electric atmosphere of Las Vegas. He understands well that Las Vegas is dedicated to offering an alternate reality, a place where visitors can realize their brightest and darkest dreams.”
- Geoff Schumacher,
Author, Sun, Sin & Suburbia: An Essential History of Modern Las Vegas