Japanese Praemium Imperiale for Halloween
AFG-Petty images, 18 October 2006; Tokyo, JAPAN— Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama (L) receives the winning medal for her Great Pumpkin costume from Zombie-Prince Hitachi (R) during the awarding ceremony of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo Tuesday. The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the Japan Art Association.…more…

Read a short profile of her work here complete with polka dot pumpkins!
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