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The Artist Project

The Artist Project: Mariko Mori

Artist Mariko Mori reflects on Botticelli's The Annunciation in this episode of The Artist Project.
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From March 2015 to June 2016, we invited 120 artists—local, national, and global—to choose individual works of art or galleries that sparked their imaginations. In this online series, artists reflect on what art is, what inspires them from across 5,000 years of art, and in so doing, they reveal the power of a museum and The Met.

"When someone bows to you, that reminds you of your highness, the high quality of your being."

Artist Mariko Mori reflects on Botticelli's "The Annunciation" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Mariko Mori, born in 1967, is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist interested in history and science.

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The Annunciation, Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) Italian, Tempera and gold on wood
The Annunciation
Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi)
ca. 1485–92