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Yayoi Kusama

sculptor, novelist, painter, writer, draftsperson, photographer, installation artist, conceptual artist, fashion designer, video artist, performance artist, collagist, architectural draftsperson, visual artist

1929

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation. She is also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts. Her work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, art brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism, and is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. She has been acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan, the world's top-selling female artist, and the world's most successful living artist. Her work influenced that of her contemporaries, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg.

All Quotes by Yayoi Kusama

“I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.”
— Yayoi Kusama
“My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.”
— Yayoi Kusama
“Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments.”
— Yayoi Kusama
“I hope royalty continues forever. This is the thing that can contribute to peace throughout the world.”
— Yayoi Kusama
“With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of the universe' through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call 'stereotypical repetition.'”
— Yayoi Kusama