Psychological
What if making art is the only thing keeping you alive?
Since 1977, Yayoi Kusama has voluntarily lived in a psychiatric institution in Tokyo. Every morning, she walks across the street to her studio. Every day, she paints. She has done this for over forty years.
I fight pain, anxiety, and fear every day, and the only method I have found that relieves my illness is to keep creating art.— Yayoi Kusama
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Infinity Artist & Survivor
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist known for her polka dots, infinity rooms, and decades of prolific work. She has voluntarily lived in a psychiatric hospital since 1977, creating art daily in a studio across the street.
Based on Yayoi Kusama: A Life in Dots — Tate, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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