“"Art is the ability to turn one's gaze to the world of oblivion." This is the way in which I understand art at fundamental level.” WorldWayArtTurnsAbilityLevelsArt IsFundamentalsOblivion Author:Yasumasa Morimura
“In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury raised cautions against mass media, especially the television, which dumb down human sensibilities and coerce everybody's thoughts into a single uniform value, allowing human to forget the fundamental action of "having one's opinion". As a result, the society deteriorates. I decided to exhibit [Edward] Kienholz's work which features television as its subject, as well as the Big Double Cross as works that represent this warning.” HumansWellsBigsActionValuesForgetResultsOpinionSubjectsMediaTelevisionMassCrossesDecidedFundamentalsRaisedDumbFeaturesAllowingWarningRaysUniformsSensibilityCautionExhibitsMass MediaCoerceBradbury Author:Yasumasa Morimura
“I put priority on such artists who focus on the world of "oblivion" and who consider placing themselves into the world of "oblivion" as fundamental to their attitude for their expression.” WorldArtistAttitudeFocusExpressionFundamentalsPrioritiesOblivion Author:Yasumasa Morimura
