'a requiem: nebula of lev, 1932' by yasumasa morimura, 2007

artist yasumasa morimura will be closing his 'requiem for the xx century: twilight of the turbulent gods' exhibit at
new york's luhring augustine gallery on december 22. the show featured works by the japanese artist taking
photos of himself recreating iconic photos. the series captures figures such as einstein, lenin, che, mao and
trotsky as they are best-known: through photographs. he explores ideas of masculinity in war and politics,
asking viewers to 'reexamine the inheritance of a collective history in the context of today's uncertain
political climate'.


'a requiem: vladimir at night, 1920' by yasumasa morimura, 2007


'a requiem: infinite dream / che' by yasumasa morimura, 2007


'a requiem: oswald' by yasumasa morimura, 2006


'a requiem: dream of universe / albert 2' by yasumasa morimura, 2007

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