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Why Is Yayoi Kusama the World’s Most Popular Artist?

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A New York art gallery is expecting 100,000 visitors to its new Kusama show. What makes this 90-year-old polka-dot lady so universally likable?

Marianne Schaefer Trench
Marianne Schaefer Trench
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Marianne Schaefer
Marianne Schaefer Trench

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