This is why there is not any artist who takes Internet as the theme. My position is quite the opposite to the current trend of art, but this is exactly why the title of my exhibition is "ART Fahrenheit 451". — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
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 then sorted them out by grouping them into islands of ideas. — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I planned the exhibition so that it becomes a story where the viewer travels through these islands [of ideas]. Whether the contents of each… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
I have always thought that it would be nice to not complete the exhibition in one place and close off the others as a… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
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… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
The artists could be dead, but some of them are not so distant from us, and make us feel as if they are alive… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
Of course, the process of curating is different from art making. Exhibition-making is a process that involves collaboration with various participating artists. — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
Of course, I, like the sponsoring government, would like to have as many people as possible visit Yokohama Triennale. This is because I believe… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
I was worried that I, the artist Morimura, would have conflicts with the participating artists and develop a strenuous relationship with them. But the… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
"Triennale in the City" is a scheme that is of priority for the sponsoring local government. For many local governments, revitalization is an important… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
I put priority on such artists who focus on the world of "oblivion" and who consider placing themselves into the world of "oblivion" as… — Yasumasa Morimura Copy Share Image
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