“I first wrote down all the phenomena that have emerged in contemporary society that I thought were related to this theme ["sea of oblivion"], and then sorted them out by grouping them into islands of ideas.” FirstsIdeasSeaContemporaryIslandsRelatedThemeOblivionContemporary Society Author:Yasumasa Morimura
“I planned the exhibition so that it becomes a story where the viewer travels through these islands [of ideas]. Whether the contents of each chapter came first or the artist came first in making the decision was different in each case.” FirstsIdeasDifferentStoriesArtistDecisionCasesIslandsChaptersViewersExhibitions 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
