Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese contemporary artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation. She was also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry and fiction. Her work was based in conceptual art and shows attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, art brut, pop art and abstract expressionism, infused with autobiographical, psychological and sexual content.
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Yayoi Kusama (草間 彌生, Kusama Yayoi; 22 March 1929 - 14 August 2026) was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation.
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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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