Ambiguous Beauty / Aimai-no-bi
Artist
Yasumasa, Morimura
(Japanese, born 1951)
Date1995
Mediumfolding fan in presentation box, printed in offset lithography on white wove paper
Dimensions29.2 x 49.7 cm (11 1/2 x 19 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineGift from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 1995
Object number1996.9
ProvenanceGift of the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 1995. Each year the Norton family commissions an original artwork as a greeting for the holiday season. This year's is by Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura who photographs himself in re-creations of Western cultural images. His work explores the issues of meaning, identity, authenticity and viewpoint; issues that have become key themes in contemporary cultural dialogue.On View
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