Yayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon NYT > Top Stories By: Blake Gopnik 27 August 2026 at 06:56 In her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture. © Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA video projection of “Song of a Manhattan Suicide Addict,” by Yayoi Kusama, in 2024. In her later years, Kusama was one of the most popular living artists in the world.
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