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Kusama : Infinity

Kusama is among the very first artists in postwar Japan to make her way to New York, where...

Kusama is among the very first artists in postwar Japan to make her way to New York, where she takes up residence in 1958

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Kusama is among the very first artists
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in postwar Japan
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to make her way to New York,
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where she takes up residence in 1958.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:28
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Artist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist.
She knew in herself that she had a will - Kusama : Infinity 00:10
She knew in herself that she had a will
She came to America with dollar bills sewn in her kimono. - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
She came to America with dollar bills sewn in her kimono.
Kusama was coming into the New York art world, - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
Kusama was coming into the New York art world,
Previous to that, women could be included in group shows, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
Previous to that, women could be included in group shows,
Even some of the women dealers wouldn't show women. - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
Even some of the women dealers wouldn't show women.
I used to see her cry, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
I used to see her cry,
She wanted so much to be in the galleries, - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
She wanted so much to be in the galleries,
Not only was she a woman in a male-dominated art world, - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
Not only was she a woman in a male-dominated art world,
She was not taken seriously by the establishment. - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
She was not taken seriously by the establishment.
She's wearing current fashions, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
She's wearing current fashions,
There is a painting called Pacific Ocean from 1958, - Kusama : Infinity 00:13
There is a painting called Pacific Ocean from 1958,
One of the reasons why Pacific Ocean - Kusama : Infinity 00:18
One of the reasons why Pacific Ocean
I remember a particular gallery opening - Kusama : Infinity 00:19
I remember a particular gallery opening
I have to meet him." - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
I have to meet him."
I would see Kusama at the next opening - Kusama : Infinity 00:12
I would see Kusama at the next opening
She did everything there was to do to get ahead. - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
She did everything there was to do to get ahead.
That was the number one gallery at that time. - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
That was the number one gallery at that time.
One day, one of the boys came and said, - Kusama : Infinity 00:09
One day, one of the boys came and said,
About four hours later, here comes a lady - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
About four hours later, here comes a lady
A lot of artists couldn't get into the galleries, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
A lot of artists couldn't get into the galleries,