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Kusama: Infinity

Name: Kusama: Infinity
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-09-07
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 7.4

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Documentary

7.4/10(27 ratings)

Now one of the world’s most celebrated artists, Yayoi Kusama broke free of the rigid society in which she was raised, and overcame sexism, racism, and mental illness to bring her artistic vision to the world stage. At 88 she lives in a mental hospital and continues to create art.

09-07-2018

1h 20m

Main Cast

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama, is a Japanese artist and writer. She started to paint using polka dots and nets as motifs at around age ten ,and created fantastic paintings in watercolors, pastels and oils. Yayoi travelled to the United States in 1957. Showed large paintings, soft sculptures, and environmental sculptures using mirrors and electric lights. In the latter 1960s, she staged many happenings such as body painting festivals, fashion shows and anti-war demonstrations. She launched media-related activities such as film production and newspaper publication. In 1968, she produce and starred in the film "Kusama's Self-Obliteration".

Known For

Polka Dot Superstar: The Amazing World of Yayoi Kusama

2014

Bad Girls of Japan

2015

Kusama's Self-Obliteration

1967

Main Cast

Movie Details

Key Crew

Producer:: Karen Johnson

Producer:: Dan Braun

Executive Producer:: Troy Craig Poon

Director of Photography:: Hart Perry

Executive Producer:: Jessica Latham

Locations and Languages

Country:: JP; US

Filming:: JP; US

Languages:: en