Festival publication.
Part of the Something Human Study Room Guide on Southeast Asian performance (P3334).
This book brings to light the historical significance of five women artists – Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, Takako Saito, Mieko Shiomi, and Shigeko Kubota, who were among the first Japanese women to leave their country – and its male-dominated, conservative art world – to explore the artistic possibilities in New York.
This engaging autobiography tells the story of Kusama's life and extraordinary career in her own words, revealing her as a fascinating figure and maverick artist who channels her obsessive neuroses into an art that transcends cultural barriers.
Retrospective of the the work by the Japanese performance artists/sexual health and sex worker activist – also member of the performance group dumb type – centred on the biopolitics of porn performance and sex as culture production. Text in English and Japanese.
Retrospective of the the work by the Japanese performance artists/sexual health and sex worker activist – also member of the performance group dumb type – centred on the biopolitics of porn performance and sex as culture production. Text in English and Japanese.