
Yayoi Kusama
March 22, 1929 (96 years old) in Nagano, Japan
Yayoi Kusama, is a Japanese artist and writer. She started to paint using polka dots and nets as motifs at around age ten ,and created fantastic paintings in watercolors, pastels and oils. Yayoi travelled to the United States in 1957. Showed large paintings, soft sculptures, and environmental sculptures using mirrors and electric lights. In the latter 1960s, she staged many happenings such as body painting festivals, fashion shows and anti-war demonstrations. She launched media-related activities such as film production and newspaper publication. In 1968, she produce and starred in the film "Kusama's Self-Obliteration".
Known For
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- 2018 ยทKusama: Infinityas Self
- 2017 ยทThe Inexhaustible Creations of Yayoi Kusamaas
- 2016 ยทYayoi Kusamaas
- 2015 ยทBad Girls of Japanas
- 2014 ยทPolka Dot Superstar: The Amazing World of Yayoi Kusamaas Herself
- 2010 ยทSong of a Manhattan Suicide Addictas Self
- 2008 ยทYayoi Kusama: I Love Meas
- 1992 ยทTokyo Decadenceas Fortune Teller
- 1985 ยทBasara no Hana (Flowers of Extravagance)as Self
- 1969 ยทFlowersas
- 1967 ยทKusama's Self-Obliterationas