Australia to get major Yayoi Kusama show

Brisbane will go dotty this summer, as a major survey of Japanese art legend, Yayoi Kusama heads to GOMA.
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Yayoi Kusama in front of Life is the Heart of a Rainbow (2017) ©YAYOI KUSAMA, Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore, Victoria Miro, London, David Zwirner, New York, YAYOI KUSAMA Inc.

With her iconic red bob, and still a doyen of style within the art world at 88, Yayoi Kusama commands audiences wherever she show.

The renowned Japanese artist is one of the most recognisable artists working today, known for her psychedelic environmental installations, graphics and sculptures with their repetitive patterns and bold colours.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina