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NEW YORK, New York
United States
Last Login: 2/26/2008
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| Books | FANDOMANIA: CHARACTERS & COSPLAY
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ELENA DORFMAN, ESSAY BY CARLO MCCORMICK | | Heroes | Elena Dorfman: Her work has appeared in the Village Voice, International Herald Tribune, Art & Auction, and Artweek. Her series, Still Lovers, appeared in museum and gallery exhibitions internationally and is the subject of two monographs. An exhibition of her work from Fandomania will open at Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York in April to coincide with the book.
Carlo McCormick: A curator, art critic, and senior editor of Paper magazine.
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| Status: | Swinger | | Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn | | Occupation: | PHOTOGRAPHER |
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Aperture Foundation
New York , New York US
www.aperture.org
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Edwynn Houk Gallery
New York, New York US
www.houkgallery.com
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Elena Dorfman Photography
San Francisco, California US
www.elenadorman.com
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Published by the Aperture Foundation
Book Synopsis: In Fandomania, photographer Elena Dorfman examines the pop culture phenomenon of "cosplay", in which participants dress up in costumes—and live part of their lives—as characters from video games, animated films, and Japanese graphic novels. This exploding subculture flourishes at convention centers, college dorms, private clubs, and in homes across the country. Dorfman puts herself quietly behind the scenes of these fan-based events to create a remarkable collective portrait. As she describes it, "The theater of cosplay has no boundaries, is unpredictable, open-ended. It includes both the fantastic and the mundane, the sexually aberrant and innocent, female characters who become samurai warriors and brainy scientists, and male characters who magically change their sex". Explorations of identity through portraiture are at the forefront of Dorfman's work, with the blurred lines between fantasy and reality a continuing theme. She allows each individual a spotlight in which to enact their fantasy. The effect is pointedly evocative of this new world of role playing and narrative, one in which scenery is secondary and persona is everything.
Artist / Writer Biography:
ELENA DORFMAN's work has appeared in the Village Voice, International Herald Tribune, Art & Auctiom, and Artweek. Her series, Still Lovers, appeared in museum and gallery exhibitions internationally and is the subject of two monographs. An exhibition of her work at Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, will coincide with the launch of the Aperture book.
CARLO MCCORMICK is a curator, art critic, and senior editor of Paper magazine.
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