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1990
Morimura has always surprised us with his works. Many of them share three elements, which are their including the artist's own self-portrait, their being quotations from existing art works and images of mass media, and their use of photographs. From 1989, a new element, the use of computer graphics, joined the list. For this work, he first made a three-dimensional model based on a photograph of Cézanne's "Still Life with Apples and Oranges" (c.1895-1900, Collection of the Musée d'Orsay). Then he photographed it and, by using a computer and an image scanner, changed the number of apples and included among the fruits a photographed image of his own face, wearing make-up and an ecstatic expression. The process is a procedure by which Morimura can experience how Cézanne painted, then this work is his homage to Cézanne. Its title, "Criticism and the Lover" makes it a pair with "Daughter of Art History," which came out the following year. Seeing a familiar work changed in these ways makes us surprise and laugh. Morimura attained fame overnight in Japanese art world in 1985 with a photograph of himself dressed like Van Gogh in his self- portrait. Internationally acclaimed for his works, he is expanding the scope of his activities to various other media, including video and magazines.
1951-
| Genre | Paintings |
|---|---|
| Material/technique | Chromogenic print, transparent medium |
| Dimensions | 3点組：各180×225cm |
| Acquisition date | 1992 |
| Accession number | 1992-00-0029-000 |
MURAKAMI Tomoharu
1990
SHIOMI Mieko (Chieko)
1990
TATEHATA Kakuzo
1990
MURAKAMI Tomoharu
1990
NEGISHI Yoshiro
1990
NAKAMURA Isao
1990
MURAKAMI Tomoharu
1990
MURAKAMI Tomoharu
1990
Jonas MEKAS
1990
OKAMURA Keizaburo
1990
