The Art of Masquerade:
In Conversation with Yasumasa Morimura and Isabella Tam
In the opening talk for the exhibition ‘Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman: Masquerades’, Morimura will discuss his exploration of the relationships between identity, mass media, and history through the act of masquerade.
As a leading contemporary artist whose practice encompasses photography, film, and performance, Yasumasa Morimura uses masquerade and staged photography as an artistic strategy to rethink the fluidity of identity across time, place, and culture.
The exhibition Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman: Masquerades brings together the photographic works of Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman who have both drawn inspiration from iconic figures in popular culture and art history. The exhibition examines how identities are constructed from their respective cultures and contexts through the staged photographs of both artists.
Join Yasumasa Morimura and Isabella Tam, M+ Curator, Visual Art, for a conversation about the artist’s exploration of the relationships between identity, mass media, and history through the act of masquerade and how his portraiture series reveals the development of his artistic approach.
This free talk will be conducted in English and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation available in Cantonese and English. Click on ‘Register’ to sign up for this free talk.
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