“EndofReal,“byartistItaiDoron,isaphotographicdiaryoftheplaceshevisitedwhilstpreparingexhibitionsindifferentpartsoftheworldduringthe1990s.Thephotographs-or“postcards“asDorondescribesthem-weretakenusinga15-dollarcamerahepickedupfromWoolworthsinLosAngeles,andtheydocumenttheartist’sfascinationwiththedream-likeworldoffame,legendsandcelebrity.Throughsevenstoriesfromthreecountries,eachmadepersonalbyDoron’sintroductions,weareinvitedtovisitplaceswherefictionmeetsreality:theHollywoodsigninLosAngeles,thefatalrouteJamesDeantooktoSalinas,anElvisimpersonatorscontestinTelAviv,thefamousSheppertonfilmstudiosinLondon,andthegravesofcountlessfilmstarsandmoderndayheroinesfromMarilynMonroeandMarleneDietrichtoPrincessDiana.DesignedbyIntroandwithaforwardbyNicolasRoeg,cinematographeranddirectorofcultmasterpiecessuchasDon’tLookNowandPerformance,“EndofReal“isDoron’sfirstprojectinbookform.Afterachildhoodfilledwithvisitstothemoviesandwithstoriestoldtohimbyhismotheraboutitsstars,ItaiDoron’sworkisstronglyinfluencedbycinema.Havingworkedasavisualartistusingmediaasvariedasphotographs,photo-collages,videoandaudio-visualinstallations,in2004hewroteanddirectedhisfirstshortfeaturefilm,TheTroublewithThomasCruise,starringhorrormovielegendLindaHayden.
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