Japanese animation, or anime, which has attained cult status among young people all over the world during the past several decades, is increasingly breaking into the mainstream. My Reality: Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation, investigates the influence of this form of pop culture on today's art in Japan, other Asian countries, and the West and explores its aesthetics, themes, and fantasies within the movement.
Texts by: Jeff Fleming, Susan Lubowsky Talbott, and Takashi Murakami
Featured artists: Matthew Benedict, Lee Bul, Taro Chiezo, James Esber, Inka Essenhigh, Mika Kato, Micha Klein, Miltos Manetas, Paul McCarthy,Mariko Mori, Mr. (Masakatsu Iwamoto), Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Richard Patterson, Tom Sachs, Momoyo Torimitsu, Charlie White, Kenji Yanobe
Fleming, Jeff My Reality: Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation, Des Moines Art Center and Independent Curators International (ICI), New York, 2001. 80 pages, 46 color illustrations, 9 x 12 in., softcover. ISBN: 1-879003-33-3
