Sunday, February 27, 2011

artist research #5

Yasumasa Morimura

Morimura inserts himself into images of cultural or historical fame, assuming the identities of the people originally displayed. He almost always poses as a female, complicating his gender identity and the context of the original work. I really dig this. I'm very interested in gender roles and identities, and it seems to me that Morimura hits the nail on the head here.




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