This is why there is not any artist who takes Internet as the theme. My position is quite the opposite to the current trend of art, but this is exactly why the title of my exhibition is "ART Fahrenheit 451".
I first wrote down all the phenomena that have emerged in contemporary society that I thought were related to this theme ["sea of oblivion"], and the… - Yasumasa Morimura
I first wrote down all the phenomena that have emerged in contemporary society that I thought were related to this theme ["sea of oblivion"], and the…
- Yasumasa Morimura
I have always thought that it would be nice to not complete the exhibition in one place and close off the others as a result. Exhibitions should conn… - Yasumasa Morimura
I have always thought that it would be nice to not complete the exhibition in one place and close off the others as a result. Exhibitions should conn…
I planned the exhibition so that it becomes a story where the viewer travels through these islands [of ideas]. Whether the contents of each chapter c… - Yasumasa Morimura
I planned the exhibition so that it becomes a story where the viewer travels through these islands [of ideas]. Whether the contents of each chapter c…
"Art is the ability to turn one's gaze to the world of oblivion." This is the way in which I understand art at fundamental level. - Yasumasa Morimura
"Art is the ability to turn one's gaze to the world of oblivion." This is the way in which I understand art at fundamental level.
I was worried that I, the artist Morimura, would have conflicts with the participating artists and develop a strenuous relationship with them. But th… - Yasumasa Morimura
I was worried that I, the artist Morimura, would have conflicts with the participating artists and develop a strenuous relationship with them. But th…
Of course, the process of curating is different from art making. Exhibition-making is a process that involves collaboration with various participatin… - Yasumasa Morimura
Of course, the process of curating is different from art making. Exhibition-making is a process that involves collaboration with various participatin…
When we talk about contemporary art and contemporary artists, we usually imagine artists who are alive. But I feel very uncomfortable about placing a… - Yasumasa Morimura
When we talk about contemporary art and contemporary artists, we usually imagine artists who are alive. But I feel very uncomfortable about placing a…
To think about "oblivion" is to think about "what art is". - Yasumasa Morimura
To think about "oblivion" is to think about "what art is".
By putting a border line between life and death, we separate the world of death from our world of life, casting the dead away into the "world of obli… - Yasumasa Morimura
By putting a border line between life and death, we separate the world of death from our world of life, casting the dead away into the "world of obli…
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