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@inquiline@assemblag.es 15 hr. ago

farewell, Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama in an art installation. she, the walls, and various mannequins surrounding her are covered in polka dots. she's the only live person in the space, arms outstretched to mannequins

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@inquiline@assemblag.es 56 min. ago

altho.. i did not realize until yesterday, this was also part of her legacy:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/japans-most-famous-avant-garde-artist-banned-us-from-her-studio/

https://artreview.com/old-racist-comments-by-yayoi-kusama-resurface-on-exhibition-eve/

Yayoi Kusama apologizes for historic racism

A history of racist comments and descriptions of Black people in the writing of Yayoi Kusama has drawn criticism on the eve of her exhibition at SFMOMA

Japan's most famous avant-garde artist banned us from her studio

This week, I had the honor of experiencing two rare artistic blessings. First, I was able to meet Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama in person, in her new Tokyo museum. Then, hours later, I was banned from her personal studio. In the art world, 88-year-old Kusama is a living deity, the Queen of the Avant-Garde, […]

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