COSPLAY IN AMERICA To Exhibit at Kean University in January 2013
First time photo series will be exhibited on the East Coast.
Los Angeles, CA Jan 2, 2013 – Photographer Ejen Chuang announces his series “Cosplay in America” will be exhibited at the Nancy Dryfoos Gallery located on campus of Kean University in Union, New Jersey from January 22 to February 15, 2013.
Fourteen images of cosplayers from around the country will be on exhibit at the campus gallery with an artist reception on Jan 24th from 5 PM – 8 PM. In addition, the artist will give a presentation about his series as well as the process the series was created.
“Not just the most elaborately dressed or the sexiest, what you see is a cross section of costumed America … each one is set in front of same black backdrop which lets you focus on the cosplayers and how much work they put into their costumes. Ejen’s message is clear : they’re the artist. He’s just the photographer.” reports the Madeline Brand Show (NPR) who previewed the Los Angeles exhibition in the Fall of 2011.
About Cosplay in America
“Cosplay in America” is a series of images taken by Ejen Chuang of cosplayers at various conventions across the United States. In 2010, Chuang released Cosplay in America, 272 page book collecting images of cosplayers from over 30 states in the country. Cosplay is the act of dressing up as one’s favorite pop culture character – comics, anime, video games, movies, TV shows or musician. Chuang has been photographing cosplayers since 2008. http://www.cosplayinamerica.com
About Nancy Dryfoos Gallery
The Nancy Dryfoos Gallery is located in the Kean University Library. Exhibitions by alumni, faculty and visiting artists are featured each month. The Nancy Dryfoos Gallery spring semester hours are Monday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM . 909-737-0392 Kean University is located at 1000 Morris Ave in Union, NJ 07083
http://www.kean.edu/~gallery/Nancy-Dryfoos-Gallery.html
