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Born in 1929 in Matsumo City, she took up painting at an early age aS an
eseape from a difficult upbringing. As a child, Kusama was neglected by her parents 5
下d padly beaten by her mother. Kusama felt that traditional Japanese art was too
S9serwatiye, so she focused on Western styles instead. She _felt an immediate
connection to the unusual works of avanmt:garde art. Eventually, she would develop
herown unique style influenced deeply by her own feelings and experiences.
Kusama has had strange hallucinations throughout her life, seeing dots and 0
Geomplex patterns all the time. This led her to cover filoors, walls, and canvases
wi了 red-and-white polka dots, a style 了hat would become her trademark. In 1957,
Kusama left her homeland to pursue a career as an artist in New York City. She
gquickly found a place jm the growing avant-garde art movement there. Her works
were highly praised by legendary artists such as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. $%
Many people found Kusama's works to be shocking, as they challenged the popular
gefimition of art. During the hippie era, she ilegally entered the Museum of Modern
Atimn New York and put on a performance that featured naked people painted with
昌 ght polka dots.
