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“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".”

Quote by Yasumasa Morimura

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Yasumasa Morimura

Yasumasa Morimura is a Japanese artist renowned for his unique photographic works. His art often involves exploring identity and challenging gender roles, conveying his views through imitating and portraying historical and contemporary celebrities. more

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