Yasumasa Morimura

[c6h6o3]

Doublonnage (Marcel), 1995

This one is atypically small for a Morimura, measuring 120 x 150 cm, or roughly 4 x 5 feet. I chose it because it is the only work in his Art History series which apes a photograph rather than a painting. But what is the original work of art? Is it Man Ray's photograph, or Rrose herself? Is there an echo in here? Here's the original photograph, BTW

 

[Bill Mitchell]

Thank you. That is really interesting (although I don't like the color version).

 

[c6h6o3]

Look at those incredible hands in the Man Ray photograph.