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1.

 

Read the New York Times article from 2015 on Yasamasa Morimura:

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/arts/design/yasumasa-morimura.html

 

2. Select 
three pieces
 by Yasumasa Morimura and research each one’s original referent(s). See his official website (in Japanese):

http://www.morimura-ya.com

– In English see:

http://www.luhringaugustine.com/artists/yasumasa-morimura

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/yasumasa_morimura.htm

 

DISCUSS:

Briefly discuss each of your chosen works and how it alters the meaning of the original (also referred to as the referent(s)). Write one paragraph per piece and include an image of each work. Cite each visual source and include a Works Cited page.

What kinds of debates, questions, topics does his work prompt about appropriation art? Consider this question for each of your chosen works. Address this in the above paragraph.

Focusing specifically the pieces you chose, how does his work challenge the definition of appropriation that you came up with last class? Address this in the above paragraph.

Your response should be (min.) three paragraphs, (at least) one per piece.