SORAYAMA: THE GYNOIDS SUBLIME — Hajime Sorayama, Editions Treville, 2026

SORAYAMA: THE GYNOIDS SUBLIME is the official retrospective art book produced for the 2026 exhibition SORAYAMA: Light, Reflection, Transparency — TOKYO. Published by Editions Treville as part of the Pan-Exotica series, this is the exhibition-original edition, issued with a metallic chrome-finished softcover. The book carries the dedication: Dedicated to Adventurers of Aesthetics and Eros.

Content

The volume surveys Sorayama's practice across five decades, with primary emphasis on his Sexy Robot imagery — the erotic gynoid paintings that established his international reputation from 1983 onward. Additional subjects include pin-ups, nose art, domina and BDSM drawings, ROBO Marilyn, Bettie Page, AIBO, and FUTURE MICKEY. The book also documents Sorayama's sculptural collaborations with Dior, The Weeknd, and Ghost in the Shell (original work by Masamune Shirow). The visual material is reproduced through high-definition printing, foregrounding Sorayama's signature treatment of light, reflection, and transparency rendered through superrealist technique.

Text and Supplement

The main volume is primarily visual, with English-language text. A separate Japanese-language booklet accompanies the book, containing selected writings by Hajime Sorayama, the essay Hajime Sorayama or Gynoid Erotics by Takayuki Tatsumi, and an additional text titled SORAYAMA WORLD: Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations & Commercial Impact.

This title is part of our selection of Art & Illustration Books.