Yayoi Kusama is undoubtably Japan’s most renowned living artist who over a 70 year period has worked obsessively; amassing bodies of work that encompass sculpture, painting, collage, drawing and of course large scale installations. For me an important part of this the largest exhibition of Yayoi’s work in the UK was the collection of archive material ranging from fliers, press cuttings, photographs and letters showing how her activity ranging far beyond the traditional gallery format. This form of visual documentation establishes an integral part of her practice displaying environmental control of authorship, placing her firmly in the centre.
Tags: artist review, Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama at tate modern
