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Yayoi Kusama - Manhattan Suicide Addict
First French translation of the Kusama's psychedelic novel, published first in 1978 during the exile of the artist in New York.
After studying Nihonga, traditional Japanese painting, Yayoi Kusama (born 1929 in Japan) left Japan in the mid-1950s for the United States, where she rapidly established herself as a leading figure of the New York avant-garde. Embodying the spirit of the 1960s, her groundbreaking and unclassifiable work challenged the dominant aesthetic of the day, asserting great formal liberty through the use of multiple media, including painting, sculpture, video, installation, environment, and performance. Yayoi Kusama is considered one of the most important post-war and contemporary artists, with exhibitions all over the world. Her work is not only of historical importance, it also appeals to a young and broad audience, and defies art concepts such as Minimal and Pop Art.
Translated from the Japanese by Isabelle Charrier.
With an interview with Franck Gautherot.
 
published in 2005
French edition
17 x 24 cm (softcover)
240 pages (32 b/w illustrations)
 
26.00 15.00
(special offer)
 
ISBN : 978-2-84066-115-3
EAN : 9782840661153
 
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