Yuri Catania
Yuri Catania (born November 29, 1975, in Milano, Italy; Lives in Switzerland Rovio Val Mara Canton Ticino) is an Italian photographer, director and creative director working in the fields of fashion and luxury. He won the Cavallo di Leonardo symbol of Milan, for the direction of Best Fashion Movie of the year by Milan Film festival internazionale di Milano in April 2014. The movie was commissioned by Ermanno Scervino and starring Asia Argento.
Yuri Catania
- Born
- 1975
- Occupation
- photographer · film director
- Education
- University of Milan
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Yuri Catania (born November 29, 1975, in Milano, Italy; Lives in Switzerland Rovio Val Mara Canton Ticino) is an Italian photographer, director and creative director working in the fields of fashion and luxury. He won the Cavallo di Leonardo symbol of Milan, for the direction of Best Fashion Movie of the year by Milan Film festival internazionale di Milano in April 2014. The movie was commissioned by Ermanno Scervino and starring Asia Argento.
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Fashion Career
Fashion Career
He was selected by Praz-Delavallade to exhibit some fine art photos from the series New Yorker at ART IS HOPE, at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, in November 2013. He uses his photography to create street art works with the paste-up technique. He is the author of the land art exhibition "I Gatti di Rovio", with more than 60 art installations in the heart of the town.
He worked as a photographer with: Chiara Ferragni, Victoria Cabello, Asia Argento, Francesco Carrozzini, Kate Nauta, Renzo Rosso, Lindsey Wixson, Nadja Bender, Rocky Mattioli, Dree Hemingway, Jessica Stam, Andreas Seppi, Fabio Fognini, Dylan Penn, Werner Schreyer, Sebastian Sauve, Coco Rocha, Alessandra Mastronardi, Andrea Denver, Elsa Hosk, Pyper America, Sara Sampaio, Renato Sobral, Lucky Blue Smith, Pyper America, Cara Delevingne, Gianluigi Buffon, Chiara Scelsi, Kanye West. Selected Clients: LaPerla, Rick Owens, Costume National, Ermanno Scervino, Avant Toi, Philipp Plein, Tatras, Fila, Moon Boots, Lucio Vannotti, Antonioli, Ash, Genten, Kasperskian, House of Sillage, Diesel Black Gold, Hollywood Trading Company, Posh Magazine, Reve Magazine.
Art Career
Art Career
in 2006, Yuri Catania has started an artistic path in contraposition of his fashion career. The project, No Fashion Places, was exhibited in Milan, Venice, Paris, Tokyo and Zurich.
Solo Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
• 2017, No Fashion Places, Chateau Monfort, Milano, Italy • 2017, No Fashion Places of America, Officine Fotografiche, Milano, Italy • 2018, No Fashion Places of America, Venice, Italy • 2021, Cats of Rovio, land art exhibition, Rovio, Switzerland • 2021, American Flag IV Videogame, Artrust art gallery Switzerland • 2021, Black Flower Secret Garden, Artrust art gallery Switzerland • 2023, Moonlit Garden, Museo Erarta, St. Petersburg, Russia
Collective Exhibitions
Collective Exhibitions
• 2016, Mia Photo Fair, The Mall, Milano, Italy • 2017, Mia Photo Fair, The Mall, Milano, Italy • 2017, #WithRefugees, Spazio Big Santa Marta, Milano, Italy • 2022, Volta New York, USA • 2022, Volta Basilea, Switzerland
Recent activities
Recent activities
Yuri Catania has been reported to be traveling by an Airstream all the United States of America while working on his second book. He has stated that he is "looking for real people to interview and discovering uncommon places". Catania owns a blog called No Fashion Places of America, where he tells some facts and stories of American people, places in the country and the associated lifestyles.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1975
Yuri Catania born.
Written books
In 2016, Yuri Catania published his first book, No Fashion Places of America, a collection of images from the American Scenario, the fruit of nine years working and traveling around the United States from the East to the West Coast.
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Awards
• 2017 – Special Mention for ``Asia Argento, un'attrice, un set e il cinema`` at Centro Candiani Venezia • 2016 – Bloom Award by Art Fair Colonia Nominee • 2012 – Highest Honor – Black & White Spider Award • 2008 – Honorable Mention Award – Premio Fotografico Italiano • 2007 – Awarded the Premio Fotografico Italiano – best still life In 2019 he started, as an art director, the shoes brand Revolver Requeen Venexia, in partnership with the Italian shoes factory Baldan.
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- 1."Sexy Windows" e le altre foto di Yuri Catania in mostra a Milano. Corriere della Sera. February 24, 2017.
- 2.Yuri Catania: l'arte di saper fare. THE DUCKER. February 16, 2018.
- 3.Lovere, Di Ludovico. Fashion News. ELLE. May 12, 2014.
- 4.StackPath. theblondesalad.com. October 5, 2012.
- 5.Pacella, Di Giulia. Il Festival des Couleurs di AVANT TOI. ELLE. September 24, 2014.
- 6.Avant Toi, tecnologia e arte grafica per dare nuova una vita al cachemire. la Repubblica. November 30, 2015.
- 7.Avant Toi Artisan Italian Cashmere – Inspiration – Shelter. www.theshelteronline.com. February 15, 2019.
- 8.Tatras in city and nature BookModa.
- 9.Dazed. The luxury shoe brand making kinky heels – in all sizes. December 2, 2019.
- 10.Caruccio, Marco. Revolver Requeen Venexia seduce senza barriere – Pambianco News. pambianconews.com. October 15, 2019.
- 11.Yuri Catania e i suoi "No Fashion Places". Amica. February 20, 2017.
- 12.No Fashion Places: inaugura a Milano la mostra di Yuri Catania. Fashion in Town. February 20, 2017.
- 13.C'ERA UNA VOLTA IN AMERICA. The Dummy's Tales. September 25, 2017.
- 14.Yuri Catania, l'altra faccia del Fashion. VanityFair.it. September 21, 2017.
- 15.ZS733080. NO FASHION PLACES OF AMERICA – Yuri Catania incontra il pubblico. Comune di Venezia. October 22, 2018.
- 16.Cappellesso, Martina. Yuri Catania. No Fashion Places of America. NonSoloCinema. November 10, 2018.
- 17.Redazione. Yuri Catania – No Fashion Places of America. Artribune. November 8, 2018.
- 18.No fashion places of America. Le foto di Yuri Catania in mostra al Candiani fino al 27 Gennaio. Venezia.net.
- 19.Terraglio, Redazione Il Nuovo. Candiani: la mostra "No Fashion Places of Americas" del fotografo Yuri Catan. Il Nuovo Terraglio. November 8, 2018.
- 20.No fashion places of America. Events – Venezia Unica. January 3, 2019.
- 21.YURI CATANIA, NO FASHION PLACES. The Dummy's Tales. March 30, 2017.
- 22.Mia Photo Fair 2017. Amica.
- 23.Yuri Catania. exibart.com.
- 24.Benincasa, Enrico S. YURI CATANIA – DISCOVERING PEOPLE – INTERVISTA. WU. June 8, 2018.
- 25.Dazed Digital. The luxury shoe brand making kinky heels – in all sizes.
- 26.Sky Arte. Gli Stati Uniti d'America raccontati dall'obiettivo di Yuri Catania. Sky Arte - Sky. September 18, 2017.
- 27.The Ducker. Yuri Catania: L'Arte di Saper Fare. February 16, 2018.
- 28.Amica. Yuri Catania: No Fashion Places of America. September 18, 2017.
- 29.Venezia Today. No Fashion Places of America: gli scatti degli states "abbandonati" in mostra al Candiani.
- 30.Rollingstone.it. A Bologna il terzo "Dog Fever Photo Party", una dichiarazione d'amore in una linea di gioielli artigianali | Rolling Stone Italia. November 6, 2015.
- 31.Marieclaire.it. Una GoPro in passerella da Scervino – News e appuntamenti – Moda – Marieclaire. October 2, 2014.
- 32.Ermanno Scervino vince ai MIFF AWARDS 2014 con il video di backstage della campagna PE 2014 – Elle. Elle. May 12, 2014.
- 33.Ermanno Scervino: nomination ai MIFF Awards 2014. Vogue. May 7, 2014.
- 34.ANSA.it. MIFF Award a Scervino per clip con Asia – Cultura. May 13, 2014.
- 35.Arico, Giacomo. Intervista al regista Yuri Catania: "Asia Argento è magica, ci ha messo l'anima. Con questo premio ora sogno il cinema" | CameraLook. Cameralook.it. May 13, 2014.
- 36.Laura Tortora. Avant Toi Autunno Inverno 2014–15 Campagna Pubblicitaria. Vogue. September 21, 2014.
- 37.Avant Toi: la campagna pubblicitaria primavera/estate 2015. Vogue. January 26, 2015.
- 38.Dazeddigital.com. A Cycle Love Story | Dazed. February 22, 2011.
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