Morimura (born 1951, Osaka, Japan) has been working as a conceptual photographer and filmmaker for over three decades. Through extensive use of props, costumes, makeup, and digital manipulation, the artist masterfully transforms himself into iconic figures and images, often referencing the Western cultural canon. For his "Actresses" series from the 1990s, Morimura posed in costumes, …
Morimura (born 1951, Osaka, Japan) has been working as a conceptual photographer and filmmaker for over three decades. Through extensive use of props, costumes, makeup, and digital manipulation, the artist masterfully transforms himself into iconic figures and images, often referencing the Western cultural canon. For his "Actresses" series from the 1990s, Morimura posed in costumes, sets and postures of cinema’s most renowned actresses, in scenes pulled from emblematic moments of Hollywood’s golden age.
The artist’s reinvention of this well-known imagery challenges the viewer’s …
