The exhibition catalogue for Mariko Mori’s 1999 Esoteric Cosmos show at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg in Germany. Esoteric Cosmos was the artist’s first comprehensive exhibition in Europe which showed 11 large-scale photographs and video installations from 1995 to 1998. Mori's art mixes television, comics, magazines, new technologies, music, art and fashion - and expresses an idealistic perspective on the future. The theatrical setting and costuming of her sci-fi and cosmic acclaimed photo-panoramas undeniably reflect Japan's ‘shōjo’ culture, featuring heroines that often fight magical enemies, or deal with the challenges of the transition from girlhood to womanhood.
Condition 9/10
The exhibition catalogue for Mariko Mori’s 1999 Esoteric Cosmos show at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg in Germany. Esoteric Cosmos was the artist’s first comprehensive exhibition in Europe which showed 11 large-scale photographs and video installations from 1995 to 1998. Mori's art mixes television, comics, magazines, new technologies, music, art and fashion - and expresses an idealistic perspective on the future. The theatrical setting and costuming of her sci-fi and cosmic acclaimed photo-panoramas undeniably reflect Japan's ‘shōjo’ culture, featuring heroines that often fight magical enemies, or deal with the challenges of the transition from girlhood to womanhood.
Condition 9/10