When we talk about contemporary art and contemporary artists, we usually imagine artists who are alive. But I feel very uncomfortable about… — Yasumasa Morimura Alive 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Art 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Art 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Being nice 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Action 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Alive 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 Art 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Art 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.… — Yasumasa Morimura Accepted 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Achieve 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Art Copy Share Image
"Art is the ability to turn one's gaze to the world of oblivion." This is the way in which I understand art… — Yasumasa Morimura Ability Copy Share Image
By putting a border line between life and death, we separate the world of death from our world of life, casting the… — Yasumasa Morimura Between life and death Copy Share Image
Leonard de Vinci, for example, is a great artist, but he is living in the past. However, I don't feel John Cage… — Yasumasa Morimura Age Copy Share Image
The value of art is its ability to look into the "world of oblivion" and to find things that are generally unrecognized,… — Yasumasa Morimura Ability Copy Share Image
This is why there is not any artist who takes Internet as the theme. My position is quite the opposite to the… — Yasumasa Morimura Art Copy Share Image
Taking photographs is generally an act of 'looking at the object, whereas 'being seen' or 'showing' is what is most interest to… — Yasumasa Morimura 20th century 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… — Yasumasa Morimura Contemporary Copy Share Image
I think it is important to be aware that the Internet has replaced the television, and has become a place where the… — Yasumasa Morimura Human society Copy Share Image
