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Yayoi Kusama Kusama Yayoi, born on March 22, 1929, is a prominent Japanese contemporary artist known for her diverse artistic pursuits. While her primary focus is on sculpture and installation, she also actively engages in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and various other forms of artistic expression. Her body of work is rooted in conceptual art and exhibits elements of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, Art Brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism. It is characterized by its autobiographical, psychological, and sexual themes. Kusama Yayoi is widely recognized as one of the most significant contemporary artists to emerge from Japan. She holds the distinction of being the world’s top-selling female artist and is hailed as the most successful living artist globally. Her artistic contributions have left a lasting impact on her contemporaries, influencing the likes of Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. The “Kusama Pumpkin” or “LPASG” (Large Pumpkin, All the Small Pumpkins Gathered) is one of Yayoi Kusama’s most iconic and recognizable artworks. It was auctioned at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on December 1, 2021, for $8 million. The 94-year-old artist made another landmark accomplishment, with five of her artworks selling for a total of $22.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong earlier this year.