January 20, 2012 10:16 pm

Slideshow: Yayoi Kusama

The dame of the Japanese avant-garde talks about obsession and fame

The world according to Yayoi Kusama

'Flower Bud No 6', 1952

'Flower Bud No 6', 1952

'Phosphoresce in the Daytime', c1950

'Phosphoresce in the Daytime', c1950

'Pacific Ocean', 1960

'Pacific Ocean', 1960

'Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show', 1963

'Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show', 1963

'Compulsion Furniture (Accumulation)', c1964

'Compulsion Furniture (Accumulation)', c1964

'I Want to Live Honestly, Like the Eye in the Picture', 2009

'I Want to Live Honestly, Like the Eye in the Picture', 2009

Kusama at the age of 10, in 1939

Kusama at the age of 10, in 1939

'Pumpkin', 1994-2005, Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan

'Pumpkin', 1994-2005, Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan

'Anti-war Naked Happening', New York, 1968

'Anti-war Naked Happening', New York, 1968

'Dots Obsession', 1996, At the Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, 1996

'Dots Obsession', 1996, At the Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, 1996

'Kusama Fashion', New York, 1970

'Kusama Fashion', New York, 1970

Kusama in her studio, December 2010

Kusama in her studio, December 2010

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