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The author chooses to represent Santa Rosalia in an unprecedented way, inspired by Iconic B, the project in which Alicata retraced the history of fashion photography, using the most famous doll in the world. In this case, a reference work is chosen from the painter Giuseppe Velasco which was made in the eighteenth century, is still preserved at the Cathedral of Palermo in the Chapel of the dedicated Saint, who freed the city from the plague in 1625.
Paying homage to a symbol of Western culture, Sicily and Palermo in particular, in the year in which it is the capital of culture, for the author it represents  a personal tribute to the symbols of culture that he always breathed and an attempt to meet religious themes and contemporary art.
The author chooses to represent Santa Rosalia in an unprecedented way, inspired by Iconic B, the project in which Alicata retraced the history of fashion photography, using the most famous doll in the world. In this case, a reference work is chosen from the painter Giuseppe Velasco which was made in the eighteenth century, is still preserved at the Cathedral of Palermo in the Chapel of the dedicated Saint, who freed the city from the plague in 1625.
Paying homage to a symbol of Western culture, Sicily and Palermo in particular, in the year in which it is the capital of culture, for the author it represents  a personal tribute to the symbols of culture that he always breathed and an attempt to meet religious themes and contemporary art.
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The Little Saint - Limited Edition 3 of 3 Photograph

Alberto Alicata

Italy

Photography, Color on Paper

Size: 35.4 W x 47.2 H x 0 D in

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The author chooses to represent Santa Rosalia in an unprecedented way, inspired by Iconic B, the project in which Alicata retraced the history of fashion photography, using the most famous doll in the world. In this case, a reference work is chosen from the painter Giuseppe Velasco which was made in the eighteenth century, is still preserved at the Cathedral of Palermo in the Chapel of the dedicated Saint, who freed the city from the plague in 1625. Paying homage to a symbol of Western culture, Sicily and Palermo in particular, in the year in which it is the capital of culture, for the author it represents  a personal tribute to the symbols of culture that he always breathed and an attempt to meet religious themes and contemporary art.

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Photography:Color on Paper

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Size:35.4 W x 47.2 H x 0 D in

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Alberto Alicata (b. 1983) is a Milan-based photographer and artist. Whether behind fashion shoot or in art project, his work is marked by his unique perspective on art and style, driven by a sensitivity to the personal essence of his subjects or the creative vision of the art. His works have appeared in such publications as Elle Italia, Vogue China, D-laRepubblica, Vanity Fair, Wired, theGuardian, Amica, Telegraph, Author, L'Oeil De La Photographie, SkyArte, Internazionale, The Collector, DRY, Schoener Wohnen, Corriere della Sera, American Photo, Spaghettimag, Man In Town and French Fries, among others. Artworks have been exposed in galleries in Italy, England, China, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia and Unite States of America. By 2022 his project Dedographia it's part of the permanent collection of the Museum of the Avant-garde in Mendrisio, Switzerland. In 2015, the MAXXI – National Museum of XXI Century - chose him along with other 10 young fashion photographers in Italy for a Masterclass with international photographer Mustafa Sabbagh. Has won many international competitions, including, in 2016, the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards for the Iconic B project and, in 2022, the Duane Michals MA-g Awards for Dedographia project.

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