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Yayoi Kusama
Creating immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms and an unmistakable language of dots and repetition.
Infinity Nets · Infinity Mirror Rooms
- Born
- 22 March 1929
- Birthplace
- Matsumoto, Japan
- Died
- 14 August 2026
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Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese artist whose work crossed painting, sculpture, installation, performance and writing.
Early life
Matsumoto childhood
Began making art while young and described vivid recurring visual experiences.
Art training
Studied traditional Japanese painting before pursuing a different artistic direction.
Career
- 1957–1958
Move to America
Travelled to the United States and settled in New York.
- 1960s
Experimental art
Made large paintings, soft sculptures, installations and performances.
- 1973 onward
Return to Japan
Continued working in Tokyo.
- Later decades
Global exhibitions
Her installations reached large international audiences.
Selected work
Infinity Nets
Built paintings from repeated small marks.
Infinity Mirror Rooms
Used reflection to suggest unending space.
Pumpkins
Made spotted pumpkin forms in several media.
Beyond the studio
Mental health
Lived voluntarily in a psychiatric hospital while maintaining a nearby studio.
Writing
Published novels, poetry and an autobiography.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Yayoi Kusama Museum: death announcement ↗Photo: Muriel Guingand. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
