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Yayoi Kusama
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Japanese avant-garde artist known for her colourful polka dot-covered sculptures and installations.
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"Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose creative practice encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry."View Story →
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