A Directory of Canonizations around the Turn of the Millenium
Published by Edition Patrick Frey. Text by David Diehl, Asif Kapadia, Andrés Montenegro Rosero, Mämä Sykora.
Few things are more exalted than a great athlete, and the Icons paintings by David Diehl (born 1976) emphasize this parareligious worship to fanatical effect. Comprising over 70 portraits of haloed soccer players from Sócrates to Maradona, the series applies a hagiographical treatment to secular heroes.
