Artist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist.
Release Date
Sep 7, 2018 | Theatrical Limited (20 locations)
Other Key Dates
Jan 21, 2018 (Sundance Film Festival (USA)) Apr 11, 2018 (Cleveland International Film Festival (USA)) Apr 29, 2018 (Newport Beach International Film Festival (USA)) Jun 16, 2018 (Sydney Film Festival (Australia)) Aug 14, 2018 (Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)) Sep 26, 2018 (Bali International Film Festival (Indonesia)) Apr 12, 2019 (DVD premiere (Germany)) Oct 13, 2019 (A Design Film Festival (Singapore)) Mar 6, 2020 (Her Docs Film Festival (Poland))
Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist. KUSAMA Princess of Polka Dots explores artist Yayoi Kusama’s journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her brush with fame in America during the 1960s (where she rivaled Andy Warhol for press attention) and concludes with the international fame she has finally achieved within the art world. Now in her 80s, Kusama has spent the last 30 years living in a mental institution in Japan. — Heather Lenz