At this year's Miami art week, London artist Daniel Lismore has documented his "journey to true self" in an exhibition filled with his most theatrical outfits.
Lismore ? an artist, designer and stylist ? presented his Theatre of Self exhibition at Art Basel, alongside a set of self-portraits by Shanghai artist Bin Feng.

The exhibition explores Lismore as "London's most outrageous dresser" ? a reputation he has obtained by transforming everyday objects into wearable art pieces.
More than 4,000 garments and accessories make up the 20 of Lismore's eccentric ensembles on show. Each outfit is presented on life-size mannequins, which have faces cast from the artist himself.

"These life-size sculptural ensembles, each worn by the artist at one time, are reflections of his multidimensional identity and are a tapestry of his journey to his true self," said the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), which organised the exhibition. For his accompanying work, Feng ? a SCAD graduate ? looked to the concept of the American dream. The Shanghai-born artist photographed himself in dramatic scenes, making comments on class, race and gender in western society.

"As a result of the language barrier he faces in the US, Feng views himself as an outsider," said SCAD. "Drawing on his feelings of alienation, Feng's photographs illustrate his experiences and bicultural shock."
Lismore studied photography and fashion design, before embarking...