Self-Portrait – After Greta Garbo 2
In this 1996 series of self-portraits Yasumasa Morimura transported his body into various lusted-after silver screen goddesses, to both comic and tragic effect. Having previously made himself into darlings of historical western art like the Mona Lisa,Vermeer’s girl with the pearl earring and Renoir’s busty barmaid, his fascination with iconic female identities provides a driving force for continual self-metamorphosis. With his ongoing exploration of the body, gender, race, identity and self-representation, it’s little wonder Morimura has identified so strongly with Frida Kahlo, who was the catalyst for his most recent series.
Self-Portrait – After Audrey Hepburn 1
Self-Portrait – After Liza Minelli 1
Self-Portrait – After Brigitte Bardot 1
Self-Portrait – After After Marilyn Monroe
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