Employing aspects of the visually fantastic, Dorfman’s photographs conjure an imagined reality occupied by cross-dressing samurai warriors, mad hatters, and psychedelic princesses. An opening reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 6-8 p.m.

A fully illustrated book, Fandomania: Characters and Cosplay published by Aperture, will accompany the exhibition. Additionally, an animated film entitled Costume Play, with music by J.J. Abrams, will be screened during the show.

Emerging in the wake of Dorfman’s last series, ‘Still Lovers,” a documentary project about hyper realistic sex dolls and their owners, Fandomania presents an opportunity for the artist to revisit themes of role-play and the increasingly blurred lines between fiction and reality. Dorfman’s work presents a modern mythology informed by a collective familiarity with Japanese print media and culture. The extraordinary characters found in Dorfman’s work constitute a sexually ambiguous world of digital heroes and technological archetypes. In a confrontational rendering of identity through portraiture, Fandomania captures its subjects draped in the cloak of human artifice while simultaneously revealing elements of their true selves.

Edwynn Houk Gallery
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