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Most artists don't see aliens and the Buddha as having anything to do with each other. But for Mariko Mori, they're as natural a fit as two peas in a pod. The Japanese-born, New York-based multimedia artist has a knack for combining unlikely objects — fiberglass with magnesium, plastic with solar transmitters, Boddhisatvas with 3-D projection — to create futuristic art with a heavy Zen influence.
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Oh that's exciting! I love Mariko Mori's work and I hadn't heard anything from her in a while.
Posted by: burnsuburbia | November 29, 2007 at 11:33 PM