“Fantasy Island” Solo Exhibition Opening | SF

Submitted by the Event Organizer

State is pleased to present Fantasy Island, by artist Kelly Inouye in her San Francisco debut solo show. The exhibition features an immersive room-sized installation along with a series of large-scale and smaller figurative works inspired by the premise of Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg’s popular television series.

Airing weekly on ABC from 1977 to 1984, Fantasy Island, the television show, invited visitors to live out their wildest dreams on an island created specifically for that purpose. The show’s cautionary tales of excess, ego and desire – themes ripe for the Reagan era – offer an interesting parallel to the 21st century experience.

Inouye’s works both reflect these parallels and highlight a time when network television dominated the pop-culture landscape.

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