Yasumasa Morimura is a contemporary Japanese appropriation artist whose work consists of inserting his face and body into portraits of artists and celebrities from history. Similar to American ...

Morimura began contributing articles to magazines while working in hotels. He won the prestigious Edogawa Rampo Prize for his mystery fiction in 1969 and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1973.

Trumpeter Ryosuke Morimura was killed instantly when he was thrown from the band's van when it flipped over at about 9:20 p.m. in Taishin, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sunday. Three other people were ...