the life of
Yayoi Kusama by: Nicole Savinda
Born on
March 22, 1929 1929
Matsumoto, Japan
1948 Studied art
at
Kyoto City
School of Arts
Moved alone to 1957
New York City
1962 First s
"Accu culptu
mulat re
ion N
o 1"
First Infinity Mirror
Room Installation
"Phallis Field" 1965
Moved
back
1973
to
Japan
Moved
into a
1977
mental
hospita Published
by her o l
wn cho
ice "The Hustler's
1984 Grotto of
Christopher
Street"
Represented Japan
at Venice Biennale
with Pumpkin Infinity
Mirror Room
1993
2006
Opened a 2017 Received the Japan Art
Association's Praemium
museum to
Imperiale prize
display her work