Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.
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The Japanese artist, acclaimed for infinity mirror rooms, sprawling seas of polka dots, and dancing pumpkins, has died at 97.
With nearly 200 pieces from Yayoi Kusama, dating from the 1930s to 2024, this is a huge and profoundly moving exhibition.
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From J.M.W. Turner to Yayoi Kusama, this exhibition explores 200 years of art about light.
Yayoi Kusama, arguably Japan’s most famous living artist, has been making art for 65 years. A new exhibition traces her output: from her dazzling mirror and polka-dot infused installations to paintings and sculptures.
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