Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama βœ“

(1929) novelist Japan

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Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) was a Japan novelist, known for A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe.

About Yayoi Kusama

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 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.

Known for:

A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe

Notable works:

Yayoi Kusama

Awards:

Praemium Imperiale|Order of Culture|Asahi Prize|Person of Cultural Merit|Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres|Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class|Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award

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