Discussion Questions
Portrait (Futago)
Yasumasa Morimura
May 2017
Yasumasa Morimura, Portrait (Futago), 1988; collection SFMOMA, gift of Vicki and Kent Logan; © Yasumasa Morimura
- What is going on in this work? What do you see that makes you say that?
- Find a hidden idea or emotion in this work of art. What is it and what clues helped you find it?
- If you wanted to know how the artist made this work of art, what questions would you ask?
- This work is based on another famous work of art by Édouard Manet, Olympia, 1863. How do they compare? What is similar about these works? What is different?
- If this work is the artist’s half of a conversation with you, what would you say back to the artist?
