Yasumasa Morimura: EGO OBSCURA TOKYO 2020 – In the Wilderness of Nippon
I visited Yasumasa Morimura’s solo exhibition “EGO OBSCURA TOKYO 2020 – In the Wilderness of Nippon.”
The venue is Hara Museum of Contemporary Art.
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Yasumasa Morimura is known for his self-portrait works in which he transforms himself into figures from masterpiece paintings, characters from films, and historical personages. Through skilled makeup and costuming, he embodies a wide range of figures across eras, races, and genders, adding his own interpretation of the originals and their backgrounds through his production.
Yasumasa Morimura, “The Room of Ego Obscura 2018-2020,” 2018-2020Yasumasa Morimura, “Self-Portrait with a Mirror,” 1994Exhibition viewYasumasa Morimura, “Modern Olympia 2018,” 2018Yasumasa Morimura, “Portrait (Twins),” 1988-90Yasumasa Morimura, “Theater,” 2020Yasumasa Morimura, “The Room of Olympia,” 1988-2018Exhibition view
Left: Yasumasa Morimura, “Costume for Marilyn at Komaba,” 1995 Right: Yasumasa Morimura, “Costume for the Season of Blazing Fire,” 2006Yasumasa Morimura, “A Requiem for Someone (MISHIMA 1970.11.25-2006.4.6),” 1970Exhibition view
The approximately 50-minute video work “EGO OBSCURA” deepens one’s understanding of this exhibition.
The show was quintessentially Morimura in its strong message asking, “What is ‘the wandering self of Japan’?”
Yasumasa Morimura: EGO OBSCURA TOKYO 2020—在Nippon的荒野中
我参观了Yasumasa Morimura的个展”EGO OBSCURA TOKYO 2020—在Nippon的荒野中”。
展场为Hara Museum of Contemporary Art。
Yasumasa Morimura《The Room of Ego Obscura 2018-2020》2018-2020年Yasumasa Morimura《Self-Portrait with a Mirror》1994展览现场Yasumasa Morimura《Modern Olympia 2018》2018年Yasumasa Morimura《Portrait (Twins)》1988-90年Yasumasa Morimura《Theater》2020年Yasumasa Morimura《The Room of Olympia》1988-2018年展览现场
左：Yasumasa Morimura《Costume for Marilyn at Komaba》1995年 右：Yasumasa Morimura《Costume for the Season of Blazing Fire》2006年Yasumasa Morimura《A Requiem for Someone (MISHIMA 1970.11.25-2006.4.6)》1970年展览现场
Yasumasa Morimura: EGO OBSCURA TOKYO 2020 – 방황하는 Nippon의 나
Yasumasa Morimura의 개인전 “EGO OBSCURA TOKYO 2020 – 방황하는 Nippon의 나”에 다녀왔습니다.
회장은 Hara Museum of Contemporary Art입니다.
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Yasumasa Morimura는 스스로가 명화나 영화의 등장인물, 역사상의 인물로 분하는 셀프 포트레이트 작품으로 알려져 있습니다. 정교한 메이크업과 의상으로 시대, 인종, 성별을 넘어 다양한 인물로 자신을 대체하며, 제작을 통해 원작과 그 배경에 독자적인 해석을 더해 왔습니다.
Yasumasa Morimura 《The Room of Ego Obscura 2018-2020》2018-2020년Yasumasa Morimura 《Self-Portrait with a Mirror》1994전시 풍경Yasumasa Morimura 《Modern Olympia 2018》2018년Yasumasa Morimura 《Portrait (Twins)》1988-90년Yasumasa Morimura 《Theater》2020년Yasumasa Morimura 《The Room of Olympia》1988-2018년전시 풍경
왼쪽: Yasumasa Morimura 《Costume for Marilyn at Komaba》1995년 오른쪽: Yasumasa Morimura 《Costume for the Season of Blazing Fire》2006년Yasumasa Morimura 《A Requiem for Someone (MISHIMA 1970.11.25-2006.4.6)》1970년전시 풍경
약 50분의 영상 작품 “EGO OBSCURA”는 본 전시에 대한 이해를 깊게 해주는 내용입니다.
“방황하는 Nippon의 나”란 무엇인가에 대해 강한 메시지가 담긴, Yasumasa Morimura다운 전시였습니다.
