Japanese film director and artist Takesh

Japanese film director and artist Takeshi Kitano (L) and French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) pose near a statue during a visit of Kitano's exhibition after he was awarded Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters on March 9, 2010 at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. An exhibition devoted to Kitano, who is also an artist, takes place at the Fondation Cartier from March 11 until September 12, 2010. The statue is intitled "who are you, you who is looking at me?". AFP PHOTO JACQUES DEMARTHON (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP via Getty Images)