When we talk about contemporary art and contemporary artists, we usually imagine artists who are alive. But I feel very uncomfortable about placing a border between living artists and dead artists.
"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.
- 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 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…
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…
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…
To think about "oblivion" is to think about "what art is". - Yasumasa Morimura
To think about "oblivion" is to think about "what art is".
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…
Even Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were entertainers. In that way, I am an entertainer and want to make art that is fun. - Yasumasa Morimura
Even Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were entertainers. In that way, I am an entertainer and want to make art that is fun.
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…
I put priority on such artists who focus on the world of "oblivion" and who consider placing themselves into the world of "oblivion" as fundamental t… - Yasumasa Morimura
I put priority on such artists who focus on the world of "oblivion" and who consider placing themselves into the world of "oblivion" as fundamental t…
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