Yayoi Kusama

Polka dot artist, lives in asylum by choice

Contemporary weird famous 166 sayings

Sayings by Yayoi Kusama

I want to make art that everyone can understand.

2012 — Interview with The Guardian
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I am a warrior. I fight with my art.

2017 — Interview with The Economist
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I want to create a world where everyone is happy.

2017 — Interview with Artnet News
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I am an artist who expresses her own feelings.

2012 — Interview with Art Review
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I want to show the world my true self.

2017 — Interview with The Japan Times
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I am a lonely person. My art is my only friend.

2012 — Interview with The New York Times
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I am a living legend. I am a masterpiece.

2017 — Interview with The Cut
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I want to be remembered as the artist who made the world a better place.

2017 — Interview with The Washington Post
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I want to create art that will last for eternity.

2017 — Interview with The Japan Times
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I am a witch. I am a magician.

2000 — Quoted in 'Yayoi Kusama: A Life' by Laura Hoptman
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I want to conquer the world with my art.

2018 — Interview with The Guardian
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I am a madwoman. I am a genius.

2012 — Interview with The New York Times
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I want to be free. I want to be liberated.

2017 — Interview with Vogue
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I am a messenger from another dimension.

2017 — Interview with Artnet News
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I want to create art that is beyond human comprehension.

2017 — Interview with The Art Newspaper
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I am a goddess. I am a queen.

2017 — Interview with The Cut
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I want to make art that will change the world.

2017 — Interview with The Washington Post
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I am a legend in my own time.

2017 — Interview with The Times
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I want to create art that is a reflection of the universe.

2017 — Interview with The Financial Times
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My art is a mirror of my soul.

2012 — Interview with Art Review
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