Yasumasa Morimura
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Selected Works122

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Previous Sales 22

Sotheby's
An inner dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Fairy tale)
An inner dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Fairy tale), 2001
€3,800 ($4k USD)
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (HANAWA/Flower Wreath and Tears)
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (HANAWA/Flower Wreath and Tears)
$1,900
Jul 2021
Christie's
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Collar of Thorns)
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Collar of Thorns), 2001
£15,000 ($20k USD)
Dec 2008
Christie's
Portrait (Mesume 2), 1988
Portrait (Mesume 2), 1988
$8,125
Oct 2008
Christie's
Fingered Citrons (Nojima,1-4), 1990
Fingered Citrons (Nojima,1-4), 1990
$2,750
Mar 2008
Christie's
Brothers (A Late Autumn Prayer)
Brothers (A Late Autumn Prayer), 1991
$12,000
May 2005
Christie's
Portrait of the Family (Wife)
Portrait of the Family (Wife)
£5,736 ($8k USD)
Oct 2002
Christie's
Self-Portrait (Actress) Red Marilyn
Self-Portrait (Actress) Red Marilyn
$15,275
Nov 2001
Phillips
Portrait (Fan)
Portrait (Fan)
$2,580
Wright
Self Portrait as Marilyn
Self Portrait as Marilyn
$1,260
Jan 1970
Phillips
Six Brides
Six Brides
Bought In
Mar 2025
Bonhams
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Hand Shaped Earring)
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Hand Shaped Earring), 2001
$4,096
Feb 2025
Sotheby's
Portrait of the Family (Wife)
Portrait of the Family (Wife), 1994
$3,874
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Red Hair Ornament)
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Red Hair Ornament), 2001
$5,467
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo Series (Hand-shaped Earrings)
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo Series (Hand-shaped Earrings)
Bought In
Nov 2021
Sotheby's
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (HANAWA/Flower Wreath and Tears)
An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (HANAWA/Flower Wreath and Tears), 2001
$2,394
Jul 2021
SBI Art Auction
Doublonnage - F
Doublonnage - F, 1987
$778
Sep 2023
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Comedian (A Sweep)
Comedian (A Sweep), 2005
No longer available
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
For Frida 2, from: An Inner Dialogue With Frida Kahlo
For Frida 2, from: An Inner Dialogue With Frida Kahlo, 2001
No longer available
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
ArtRite · Artsy
A hundred polaroids #70
A hundred polaroids #70, 1995
Bidding closed
Polaroid
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Jane Fonda 5, Barbarella
Jane Fonda 5, Barbarella, 1995
No longer available
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Singer 6
Singer 6, 1994
No longer available
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat

For Sale 8

Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Vivien Leigh, Gone With The Wind
Vivien Leigh, Gone With The Wind, 1995
Price on request
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Singer 1
Singer 1, 1994
Price on request
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Black Marilyn
Black Marilyn, 1995
Price on request
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Silvia Kristel, Emmanuelle 5
Silvia Kristel, Emmanuelle 5, 1995
Price on request
Instant color film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Singer 3
Singer 3, 1994
Price on request
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
Shape of the Night 3
Shape of the Night 3, 1994
€1,850
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
Alex Daniels - Reflex Amsterdam · Artsy
M's Hideout 1
M's Hideout 1, 1997
€1,200
Instant Color Film, unique piece - Framed, price ex vat
LA Studio · 1stDibs
Yasumasa Morimura – An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Fairy Tale), 2001
Yasumasa Morimura – An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Fairy Tale), 2001
$16,509
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Market68 auction results

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$778 – $8.1K
12 of 16 photographs lots with prices
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$3.2K
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$3.9K
12 priced photographs lots
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Feb 2025 · $4.1K
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Photographs: $3.9K medianPaintings: $12.0K medianWorks on paper: — medianEditioned photos: $2.4K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.1K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries1

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Prizes & Awards1

Hugo Boss Prize
Shortlisted 1996
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Publications2

Monograph 2

Yasumasa Morimura Author
Thames & Hudson · 2008
Daughter of art history : photographs Author
Aperture · 2003
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“A Golden Age for Whom?”, June 6 through September 20
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The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is currently presenting 'New Asian Art,' a permanent collection display featuring recent acquisitions an…
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Self-portraits, Surrealism and sanitary pads: what to expect from Tate Modern's Frida Kahlo show
Tate Modern has announced details for its upcoming blockbuster exhibition "Frida: the Making of an Icon" (25 June–3 January 2027), featuring more than…
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Exhibition explores two transformative decades of innovative art created in Japan, for the world
The exhibition "Prism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989-2010" at the National Art Center, Tokyo, examines two transformative decades of Japanese a…
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Past Exhibitions14

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Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman: Masquerades

Yasumasa Morimura, Cindy Sherman

38 Museum Dr, West Kowloon, Hong Kong

Jan 1, 2024 — Jan 1, 2025

Yasumasa Morimura, Cindy Sherman — 14 Dec 2024 – 5 May 2025

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Yasumasa Morimura Self–Portraits

Yasumasa Morimura

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 5, 2023 — Oct 21, 2023

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#55 Luhring Augustine

In the Room of Art History

Yasumasa Morimura

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 14, 2018 — Dec 13, 2018

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Las Meninas Renacen de Noche

Yasumasa Morimura

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Dec 13, 2014 — Jan 24, 2015

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#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

Yasumasa Morimura Requiem for the XX Century: Twilight of The Turbulent Gods

Yasumasa Morimura

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Apr 3, 2008 — May 3, 2008

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Art Gallery of NSW

Yasumasa Morimura

Yasumasa Morimura

Nov 27, 2007 — Feb 25, 2008

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Yasumasa Morimura Requiem for the XX Century: Twilight of the Turbulent Gods

Yasumasa Morimura

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Nov 24, 2007 — Dec 22, 2007

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#4,109 Kuragin & Arutunyan Gallery

Yasumasa Morimura. One Artist’s Theater

Yasumasa Morimura

Lavrushinsky Ln, 10, Moskva, Russia, 119017

Oct 18, 2006 — Nov 30, 2006

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Los Nuevos Caprichos

Yasumasa Morimura

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 2, 2005 — Apr 2, 2005

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Yasumasa Morimura Los Nuevos Caprichos

Yasumasa Morimura

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jan 22, 2005 — Feb 26, 2005

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Self-Portraits: An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo

Yasumasa Morimura

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 8, 2001 — Oct 6, 2001

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#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

Self Portraits: An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo

Yasumasa Morimura

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 8, 2001 — Oct 13, 2001

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Daughter of Art History

Yasumasa Morimura

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 9, 1999 — Oct 16, 1999

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Yasumasa Morimura

Yasumasa Morimura

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Nov 23, 1996 — Jan 4, 1997

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Un tempo la Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa di Venezia aveva attrattiva internazionale. E ora?
May 28, 2026
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“A Golden Age for Whom?”, June 6 through September 20
May 26, 2026
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11 can’t-miss art shows to see in Phoenix this spring
Apr 22, 2026
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Perspectives on a collection: why you should explore New Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia
Apr 20, 2026
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Best Exhibitions Starting in April 2026
Apr 1, 2026
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Hyperallergic Spring 2026 New York Art Guide
Mar 2, 2026
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Persona: Photography and the Re-Imagined Self
Feb 19, 2026
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Self-portraits, Surrealism and sanitary pads: what to expect from Tate Modern's Frida Kahlo show
Jan 20, 2026
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Exhibition explores two transformative decades of innovative art created in Japan, for the world
Nov 4, 2025
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rashid johnson guggenheim museum retrospective review
Apr 18, 2025
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Exhibition
Yasumasa Morimura and Cindy Sherman: Masquerades
Jan 1, 2024
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Exhibition
Yasumasa Morimura Self–Portraits
Sep 5, 2023
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Exhibition
In the Room of Art History
Sep 14, 2018
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Exhibition
Las Meninas Renacen de Noche
Dec 13, 2014
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Exhibition
Yasumasa Morimura Requiem for the XX Century: Twilight of The Turbulent Gods
Apr 3, 2008
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Exhibition
Yasumasa Morimura
Nov 27, 2007
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Exhibition
Yasumasa Morimura Requiem for the XX Century: Twilight of the Turbulent Gods
Nov 24, 2007
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Exhibition
Yasumasa Morimura. One Artist’s Theater
Oct 18, 2006
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Los Nuevos Caprichos
Mar 2, 2005
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Yasumasa Morimura Los Nuevos Caprichos
Jan 22, 2005
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