Artist Yasumasa Morimura debuted in 1985 with a series of self portraits based on Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings. Ever since, self portraits have remained a significant element of Morimura’s work. By incarnating himself in recreations of famous paintings, movies and…
Snap Shot Love The Heisei era marked a turning point in the development of photography with the advent of digital cameras, smartphones and—of course—the internet. Like the medium itself, Tokyo underwent rapid changes at the turn of the century. This…
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) has just undergone its first renovation since its opening in 1995, and to celebrate, the museum is holding a special exhibition featuring the most striking Japanese works from its own collection of over…
