
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo
In this striking chromogenic print, Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura inserts his own face into the iconic visage of Frida Kahlo, blurring boundaries of identity, gender, and cultural heritage. The work continues Morimura's signature practice of appropriating celebrated Western and non-Western imagery to interrogate notions of authenticity, representation, and the construction of artistic legacy. Through this intimate act of inhabiting Kahlo's image, Morimura creates a cross-cultural conversation that challenges fixed ideas of selfhood and the mythologized artist persona.
- Medium
- Chromogenic print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Important Photographs from the Collection of Dr. Anthony Terrana
April 2, 2013
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