A new publication tries hard to reinvent Kusama as a champion of racial equity despite her troubling record of anti-Black statements.
Yayoi Kusama
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New Kusama NYC Show Draws Lines Down the Block
An exhibition in Chelsea features one of the artist’s “Infinity Rooms,” which haven’t been shown in NYC since 2021.
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The Objectification of Yayoi Kusama
Louis Vuitton’s collaboration with the artist raises questions of autonomy, agency, and objecthood.
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Art Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $86M Fraud Scheme
Inigo Philbrick misrepresented the ownership of and fraudulently traded in works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama, and others.
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A Typhoon Swept This Yayoi Kusama Sculpture Away to Sea
The artwork was installed on a pier on the shore of Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture.
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Standing Inside Yayoi Kusama’s Mind
How much of the effect is the object reflected, or the reflection of the object?
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The Gropius Bau in Berlin Reopens With Major Exhibitions on Yayoi Kusama and Hella Jongerius
Yayoi Kusama: A Retrospective — A Bouquet of Love I Saw in the Universe and Hella Jongerius: Woven Cosmos are on view through August 15.
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Kusama: Cosmic Nature Now Open at the New York Botanical Garden
Experience Yayoi Kusama’s profound connection with nature. On view through October 31.
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Dots for Days: Kusama Blooms at the New York Botanical Garden
Cosmic Nature invites viewers to celebrate the artist’s joyful, creative energy after a year of loss and grieving.
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Works by Yayoi Kusama, Gifted to Her Doctor in the 1960s, Expected to Fetch Up to $14M
Dr. Teruo Hirose had a reputation for providing treatment to Japanese immigrants for reduced prices or even pro bono.
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Yayoi Kusama’s Self-Portrait as a Young Provocateur
Kusama: The Graphic Novel is an ode to the power of art, which, on multiple occasions, saved her.
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Yayoi Kusama Gets Her First Graphic Novel Biography
In this excerpt of Kusama: The Graphic Novel, illustrator Elisa Macellari time travels to Kusama’s life in 1960s New York City, when the artist became “the high priestess of love and pacifism.”
