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Yayoi Kusama
Her multicolored and polka-dotted works fascinate the entire world. But who is Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese superstar artist of contemporary art?
The nine decades of artist Yayoi Kusama’s life have taken her from rural Japan to the New York art scene to contemporary Tokyo, in a career in which she has continuously innovated and re-invented her style.
Content produced by: Tate
On the agenda
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video - 7:23
Yayoi Kusama – Obsessed with Polka Dots
By: Tate
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video - 8:00
Yayoi Kusama in 8 Minutes: Queen of Polka Dots & Infinity Rooms
By: Curious Muse
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video - 5:00
Becoming an Artist: Yayoi Kusama
By: Tate
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podcast - 50:00
Stephanie Rosenthal on Yayoi Kusama
By: The Great Women Artists
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video - 9:52
Yayoi Kusama as a Religious Experience
By: Amor Sciendi
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video - 17:00
Yayoi Kusama: Great art Explained
By: Great Art Explained