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Yasumasa Morimura — An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Hand-Shaped Earring)
Yasumasa Morimura

An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Hand-Shaped Earring)

In this striking digital chromogenic print, Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura inserts his own face into the iconic visage of Frida Kahlo, merging his identity with the legendary Mexican painter in an act of cross-cultural and cross-gender appropriation. Morimura meticulously recreates Kahlo's signature aesthetic — her bold unibrow, traditional Tehuana dress, and distinctive hand-shaped earring — while simultaneously destabilizing notions of authorship, identity, and representation. The work is part of Morimura's broader practice of inhabiting canonical Western and non-Western figures, using his own body as a site of dialogue between cultures, histories, and artistic legacies.

Medium
Digital chromogenic print, flush-mounted.

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May 8, 2014

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Yasumasa Morimura, An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Hand-Shaped Earring)

In this striking digital chromogenic print, Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura inserts his own face into the iconic visage of Frida Kahlo, merging his identity with the legendary Mexican painter in an act of cross-cultural and cross-gender appropriation. Morimura meticulously recreates Kahlo's signature aesthetic — her bold unibrow, traditional Tehuana dress, and distinctive hand-shaped earring — while simultaneously destabilizing notions of authorship, identity, and representation. The work is part of Morimura's broader practice of inhabiting canonical Western and non-Western figures, using his own body as a site of dialogue between cultures, histories, and artistic legacies.

Medium
Digital chromogenic print, flush-mounted.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Gender Fluidity, Cultural Dialogue, Conceptual Art, Japanese Artist, Postmodern, Contemporary Photography, Digital Print, Appropriation Art, Identity Politics, Self-Portrait, Vibrant Colors, Theatrical Mood

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