“When we talk about contemporary art and contemporary artists, we usually imagine artists who are alive. But I feel very uncomfortable about placing a border between living artists and dead artists.” FeelsArtArtistAliveImagineContemporaryBordersUncomfortableContemporary Art Author:Yasumasa Morimura
“The artists could be dead, but some of them are not so distant from us, and make us feel as if they are alive with us. Such artists are worth calling "contemporary artists".” IfsFeelsArtistAliveCallingContemporary Author:Yasumasa Morimura
“Leonard de Vinci, for example, is a great artist, but he is living in the past. However, I don't feel John Cage and Matsuzawa Yutaka as artists who live in the past. Their ideas are still alive in our world because they express the very important concerns of our age. That is why I could trust them as "contemporary artists".” WorldFeelsStillsImportantIdeasAgePastArtistAliveExampleConcernContemporaryOur WorldCagesGreat ArtGreat ArtistLiving In The Past Author:Yasumasa Morimura
