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Yasumasa Morimura — An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo
Yasumasa Morimura

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.

🔨 Auction Lot

Important Photographs from the Collection of Dr. Anthony Terrana

April 2, 2013

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Yasumasa Morimura, 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.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cultural Dialogue, Identity Exploration, Conceptual Art, Japanese Artist, Postmodern, Contemporary Photography, Appropriation Art, Chromogenic Print, Female Iconography, Self-Portrait, Vibrant Colors, Figurative

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