MORIMURA, Yasumasa
Description
Animai-no-bi (Ambiguous Beauty)
1995
Paulownia, paper and ink
Yasumasa Morimura is an appropriation artist and has borrowed images from artists from Manet and Rembrandt to Cindy Sherman and Frida Kahlo as a way to explore issues of identity, gender, politics, and art history. For this work, Morimura photographed himself as Marilyn Monroe in her first Playboy pin-up, complete with wig and fake breasts. The reverse side of the fan shows the Japanese character for "love." The fan is packaged in a box made from Paulownia, a particular type of wood historically used by the Japanese for the presentation of formal fans.
Date
1995
Creator
MORIMURA, Yasumasa
b. Japan, 1951
Source
Norton Family Christmas Edition 5000
Identifier
1997.62a,b
Collection
Citation
MORIMURA, Yasumasa and b. Japan, 1951, “MORIMURA, Yasumasa,” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed December 22, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/4706.