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title: "4 Contemporary Quotes By Yasumasa Morimura"
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> [When we talk about contemporary art and contemporary artists, we usually imagine artists who are alive. But I feel very uncomfortable about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/when-we-talk-about-contemporary-art-and-contemporary-artists-we/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

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> [The artists could be dead, but some of them are not so distant from us, and make us feel as if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/the-artists-could-be-dead-but-some-of-them-are-not-so-distant-from-us/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

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> [Leonard de Vinci, for example, is a great artist, but he is living in the past. However, I don't feel John Cage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/leonard-de-vinci-for-example-is-a-great-artist-but-he-is-living-in/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/yasumasa-morimura-27200_age_leonard-de-vinci-for-example-is-a-great_2343910.jpg)

> [I first wrote down all the phenomena that have emerged in contemporary society that I thought were related to this theme \["sea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/i-first-wrote-down-all-the-phenomena-that-have-emerged-in/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

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## Other authors on Contemporary

## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/when-we-talk-about-contemporary-art-and-contemporary-artists-we/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/even-michelangelo-and-leonardo-da-vinci-were-entertainers-in-that-way/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/i-planned-the-exhibition-so-that-it-becomes-a-story-where-the-viewer/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> [I have always thought that it would be nice to not complete the exhibition in one place and close off the others as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/i-have-always-thought-that-it-would-be-nice-to-not-complete-the/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> [In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury raised cautions against mass media, especially the television, which dumb down human sensibilities and coerce everybody's thoughts into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/in-fahrenheit-451-ray-bradbury-raised-cautions-against-mass-media/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> [The artists could be dead, but some of them are not so distant from us, and make us feel as if they are alive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/the-artists-could-be-dead-but-some-of-them-are-not-so-distant-from-us/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> [Of course, the process of curating is different from art making. Exhibition-making is a process that involves collaboration with various participating artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/of-course-the-process-of-curating-is-different-from-art-making/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> [Of course, I, like the sponsoring government, would like to have as many people as possible visit Yokohama Triennale. This is because I believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/of-course-i-like-the-sponsoring-government-would-like-to-have-as-many/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> [To think about "oblivion" is to think about "what art is".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/to-think-about-oblivion-is-to-think-about-what-art-is/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/i-was-worried-that-i-the-artist-morimura-would-have-conflicts-with/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> ["Triennale in the City" is a scheme that is of priority for the sponsoring local government. For many local governments, revitalization is an important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/triennale-in-the-city-is-a-scheme-that-is-of-priority-for-the/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/i-put-priority-on-such-artists-who-focus-on-the-world-of-oblivion-and/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

> [Art is basically entertainment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/art-is-basically-entertainment/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/art-is-the-ability-to-turn-one-s-gaze-to-the-world-of-oblivion-this/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasumasa-morimura/by-putting-a-border-line-between-life-and-death-we-separate-the-world/)

[Yasumasa Morimura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasumasa-morimura/)

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