Daughter of Art History: Photographs by Yasumasa Morimura

by Yasumasa Morimura

Since the 1980s, Yasumasa Morimura has been invading the canon of Western art--offering both wry commentary and loving tribute--by replacing the figures and faces of its masterpieces with his own. After painstakingly recreating the surroundings of some of the most iconic paintings, Morimura assumes their subjects' identities through elaborate makeup and costume and inserts himself into the scene. "Daughter of Art History" includes a foreword by art...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931788073
• ISBN13: 9781931788076
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Aperture
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.2" x 0.8" x 8.3"