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 came first or the artist came first in making the decision was different in each case.
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 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…
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…
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.
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…
"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.
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…
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".
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