Friday, June 8, 2012

A new meaning of OCD

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist. In 1977, she voluntarily admitted herself to a hospital where she would spend the rest of her life. Her OCD may have been considered a psychiatric problem, but I think it adds character to her work. Learning her history helps unfold her mystery.

Based in conceptual art, her work titled "Gold Shoes" from 2000 also shows attributes of feminism: i'll let you figure out how..


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