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Tate Kids | Becoming an Artist: Yayoi Kusama

Jul 21, 2025

VIDEO


Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, at 96 years of age, is more vital - and famous - than ever. In just the last decade alone, her otherworldly Infinity Mirror Rooms and joyful pumpkin sculptures have enraptured art lovers in Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, London, Toronto, New York City, Tel Aviv and, of course, Tokyo. 


This delightfully animated Tate Kids video (created by the iconic London museum of the same name), tells the story of Yayoi courageously leaving home and moving to New York - and having to work “extra hard” to become noticed, since most artists at that time were men. As we know, though, that story has a very happy ending!







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