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Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
dead
- born
- 1929
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 97
- known for
- conceptual artist, sculptor, novelist
1929 β 2026

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who yayoi kusama is
Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation. She was also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts. Her work was 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.
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