THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070***CORRECTION: Country***

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070***CORRECTION: Country***

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070***CORRECTION: Country***

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA

Prince Daniel, Crown Princess Victoria and Viktoria Li, Sweden's ambassador to Japan, visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070***CORRECTION: Country***

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

THE CROWN PRINCESS COUPLE ON NAOSHIMA ISLAND

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Yayoi Kusama's famous artwork of a yellow pumpkin on Naoshima Island in Japan, October 12, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess couple are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (14TH DISTRICT) AT THE BEGINNING OF 2023, THE LUXURY BRAND LOUIS VUITTON IS UNDERTAKING AN IMPORTANT COLLABORATION WITH YAYOI KUSAMA, HIGHLIGHTING THE JAPANESE ARTIST'S COLORFUL AND EMBLEMATIC POLKA DOTS IN ITS COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN. (HERE ON THIS BILLBOARD, BOULEVARD RASPAIL) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's Giant Installation House in Shanghai

Yayoi Kusama's giant installation house is seen at the North Bund Riverside in Shanghai, China, November 13, 2024.

The Paris Art Basel 2024 Free Public Program

The Paris Art Basel 2024 Free Public Program

Avenue Winston Churchill : "Pumpkin"By Yayoi Kusama. For the 2024 edition of Art Basel Paris, a “Hors les murs” public program, free and open to all, took over Paris, the French capital. Paris, France on October 17, 2024. Photo by Prezat Denis/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Paris Art Basel 2024 Free Public Program

The Paris Art Basel 2024 Free Public Program

Avenue Winston Churchill : "Pumpkin"By Yayoi Kusama. For the 2024 edition of Art Basel Paris, a “Hors les murs” public program, free and open to all, took over Paris, the French capital. Paris, France on October 17, 2024. Photo by Prezat Denis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Art installation by Yayoi Kusama on display in Houston, U.S.

STORY: Art installation by Yayoi Kusama on display in Houston, U.S. DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the art structure STORYLINE: The art installation "Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity" created by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is on display in Houston, U.S. This room-sized installation is an immersive work of art that accommodates one to three individuals for about one minute. It consists of a mirror-lined chamber with LED lights that cycle on and off, and a moment of total darkness. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Houston, U.S. (XHTV)

U.S.-HOUSTON-YAYOI KUSAMA-EXHIBITION

U.S.-HOUSTON-YAYOI KUSAMA-EXHIBITION

(230531) -- HOUSTON (U.S.), May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayoi Kusama's Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity is exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, the United States, on May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Jianmei)

U.S.-HOUSTON-YAYOI KUSAMA-EXHIBITION

U.S.-HOUSTON-YAYOI KUSAMA-EXHIBITION

(230531) -- HOUSTON (U.S.), May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayoi Kusama's Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity is exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, the United States, on May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Jianmei)

U.S.-HOUSTON-YAYOI KUSAMA-EXHIBITION

U.S.-HOUSTON-YAYOI KUSAMA-EXHIBITION

(230531) -- HOUSTON (U.S.), May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayoi Kusama's Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity is exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, the United States, on May 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Jianmei)

Hot spa hotel's guestroom designed by artist Kusama

Hot spa hotel's guestroom designed by artist Kusama

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Takaraso Hotel in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, displays a guest room designed by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on Dec. 20, 2013.

Avant-garde artist Kusama, PM Abe

Avant-garde artist Kusama, PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds a teapot designed by renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (C) after receiving it, tea cups and saucers as a present from Kusama at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013.

Avant-garde artist Kusama, PM Abe

Avant-garde artist Kusama, PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013.

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2012, shows renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (in wheel chair) and her latest works, Yayoi-chan, a 10-meter-tall balloon girl, and Ring-Ring, a 4-meter-tall balloon dog, both decorated with her signature motif polka dots, in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama gives a speech in front of one of her latest works, Yayoi-chan, a 10-meter-tall balloon girl wearing a dress with polka dots, her signature motif, in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, on March 22, 2012.

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2012, shows renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2012, shows renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.

Avant-garde artist Kusama's exhibition in London

Avant-garde artist Kusama's exhibition in London

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (L front) is pictured in front of her works at the Tate Modern art gallery in London on Feb. 7, 2012. Her exhibition will be held there from Feb. 9 through June 5.

Shinko, Mizuho Securities merge, becoming 4th-largest brokerage house

Shinko, Mizuho Securities merge, becoming 4th-largest brokerage house

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Takashi Tsukamoto, president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Takashi Kusama, chairman of Mizuho Securities Co., Keisuke Yokoo, president of Mizuho Securities, and Yasuhiro Sato, president of Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., join hands during a ceremony to mark the merger of Shinko Securities Co. and Mizuho Securities Co. in Tokyo on May 7. The newly created brokerage house succeeded to the name of Mizuho Securities.

KDDI unveils new mobile phone brand in tie-up with designers

KDDI unveils new mobile phone brand in tie-up with designers

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows one of the new mobile phones KDDI Corp. rolled out on April 7 under its new ''iida'' brand name. The handbag-shaped handset is one of three hand-painted models designed by internationally renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, featuring patterns of her brightly colored polka dot motif. The handset is expected to hit the market this summer for over 40,000 yen.

Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

TOKYO, Japan - The top executives of Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliates of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., meet the press in Tokyo on Jan. 10 after the two companies announced they have reached a basic agreement to merge Jan. 1, 2008, to form Japan's third-largest brokerage house in terms of operating revenue. From L to R: Shinko Securities President Takashi Kusama, Mizuho Securities President Makoto Fukuda, and Mizuho Securities Vice President Keisuke Yokoo. Yokoo will be president of the new company, Kusama chairman, and Fukuda vice chairman.

Seiko Epson, Sanyo to integrate LCD operations

Seiko Epson, Sanyo to integrate LCD operations

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Epson Corp. President Saburo Kusama (L) and Sanyo Electric Co. President Yukinori Kuwano poses for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24 after announcing an agreement to form a joint company in October 2004 to integrate their liquid crystal display (LCD) operations in a bid to survive competition and slash development costs.

Seiko Epson proves popular on stock debut

Seiko Epson proves popular on stock debut

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Epson Corp. President Saburo Kusama speaks at a news conference June 24 after the company's stock debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on June 24, fetching an initial price of 3,690 yen, up 1,090 yen from the initial public offering (IPO) price of 2,600 yen. The leading ink-jet printer maker based in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, was listed on the TSE's First Section.

Damaged artwork by Yayoi Kusama restored

Damaged artwork by Yayoi Kusama restored

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2022, shows an artwork called "Pumpkin" by renowned contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama after its restoration in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. The sculpture was damaged after being swept into the sea by high winds in a typhoon in August 2021.

Damaged artwork by Yayoi Kusama restored

Damaged artwork by Yayoi Kusama restored

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2022, shows an artwork called "Pumpkin" by renowned contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama after its restoration in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. The sculpture was damaged after being swept into the sea by high winds in a typhoon in August 2021.

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Photo taken in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 31, 2021, shows Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama's work. An exhibition displaying her works will be held there from Nov. 15.

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Photo taken in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 31, 2021, shows Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama's work. An exhibition displaying her works will be held there from Nov. 15.

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Photo taken in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 31, 2021, shows Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama's work. An exhibition displaying her works will be held there from Nov. 15.

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Yayoi Kusama exhibition in Tel Aviv

Photo taken in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 31, 2021, shows Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama's work. An exhibition displaying her works will be held there from Nov. 15.

Artwork by Yayoi Kusama

Artwork by Yayoi Kusama

Undated file photo shows renowned avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama's artwork called "Pumpkin" in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. The work was damaged after it was blown by high winds in a typhoon and dropped into the sea before being retrieved on Aug. 9, 2021, according to its owner Benesse Holdings Inc.

Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

Mizuho Securities, Shinko Securities to merge Jan. 1, 2008

TOKYO, Japan - The top executives of Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinko Securities Co., both affiliates of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., meet the press in Tokyo on Jan. 10 after the two companies announced they have reached a basic agreement to merge Jan. 1, 2008, to form Japan's third-largest brokerage house in terms of operating revenue. From L to R: Shinko Securities President Takashi Kusama, Mizuho Securities President Makoto Fukuda, and Mizuho Securities Vice President Keisuke Yokoo. Yokoo will be president of the new company, Kusama chairman, and Fukuda vice chairman. (Kyodo)

Shinko, Mizuho Securities merge, becoming 4th-largest brokerage h

Shinko, Mizuho Securities merge, becoming 4th-largest brokerage h

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Takashi Tsukamoto, president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Takashi Kusama, chairman of Mizuho Securities Co., Keisuke Yokoo, president of Mizuho Securities, and Yasuhiro Sato, president of Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., join hands during a ceremony to mark the merger of Shinko Securities Co. and Mizuho Securities Co. in Tokyo on May 7. The newly created brokerage house succeeded to the name of Mizuho Securities. (Kyodo)

Jennifer's Body (2009)

Jennifer's Body (2009)

Megan Fox Characters: Jennifer Check Film: Jennifer's Body (2009) Director: Karyn Kusama 17 September 2009 Date: 17 September 2009

Jennifer's Body (2009)

Jennifer's Body (2009)

Megan Fox Characters: Jennifer Check Film: Jennifer's Body (2009) Director: Karyn Kusama 17 September 2009 Date: 17 September 2009