Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Apologizes For Past Racist Comments

Yayoi Kusama, the very pertained to Japanese artist recognized for her hallmark polka dots, has actually provided an apology for racist comments she made around Black individuals in her 2003 memoir.

Kusama, 94, shared the apology with The San Francisco Chronicle in a short article released last Friday in advance of her exhibit opening up at the San Francisco Museum of Art.

“I deeply regret using hurtful and offensive language in my book,” Kusama stated in a declaration. “My message has always been one of love, hope, compassion, and respect for all people. My lifelong intention has been to lift up humanity through my art. I apologize for the pain I have caused.”

In her publication “Infinity Net,” Kusama composed that Black individuals have a “distinctive smell” and “animalistic sex techniques.” She additionally grumbled that her Greenwich Village community in New York had actually become a “slum” as a result of Black …