Daughter of Art History: Photographs by Yasumasa Morimura - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931788073 ISBN 13: 9781931788076

Publisher: Aperture, 2005

Synopsis

Since the 1980s, Yasumasa Morimura has been invading the canon of Western art--offering both wry commentary and loving tribute--by replacing the figures and faces of its masterpieces with his own. After painstakingly recreating the surroundings of some of the most iconic paintings, Morimura assumes their subjects' identities through elaborate makeup and costume and inserts himself into the scene. "Daughter of Art History" includes a foreword by art historian Donald Kuspit who describes Morimura's art as "a kind of Wagnerian Gesamtkunstwerk, in which painting, sculpture and photography form a seamless conceptual whole. His photographs may be mock masterpieces, but they are nonetheless masterpieces, for they show mastery of three mediums usually regarded as irreconcilable.

About this title

About the Author:

Yasumasa Morimura has shown extensively in international solo exhibitions, and his work is in the collections of many museums including Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Review:

"It is hard to keep a sour face in front of such raucous, meticulous homages, especially because they communicate Mr. Morimura's own intensity as an artist and performer so undilutedly." --Roberta Smith, T"he New York Times"
"In our age of digital sleight of hand, few artists ply their trade more slyly than Yasumasa Morimura . . . each piece is a wicked homage . . . the farce is lavish and precise . . ." --"Time Magazine"

About this edition

• Publisher: Aperture
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1931788073
• ISBN 13: 9781931788076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128