“In the end, what is history? And what is historical truth? These are questions that do not have ready answers,” Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura asks in “egó sympósion”, the preface he pens in the catalogue for Ego Obscura, a 30-year retrospective of photographic work in which he transforms iconic works of art and pop culture into…
The Japanese artist putting himself in the world’s most famous art works
By Miss Rosen (info@dazedgroup.com)
November 15, 2018 at 03:31AM
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