@ourmodernarchive: RIP Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026), whose immersive installations and remarkable eye for color and pattern transformed her art into a language that anyone around the world could understand ❤️ it would be remiss not to note that while kusama’s legacy was undeniable, she wasn’t perfect. she used hurtful, racist language and apologized far too long after doing so. we can remember folks for their impact while also making sure their history is recounted accurately. #yayoikusama#artistsoftiktok#womenartists#arthistory#femaleartist
sucked finding out she was racist. she apologized cause she got super famous let’s be real, had she remained in obscurity that apology would have never come… that’s why it took 20 years. while i believe people change, hurtful language and rhetoric is absolutely unacceptable
2026-08-27 15:59:36
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quesito :
I can’t fucking believe this is how I find out 😭
2026-08-27 04:33:14
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ourmodernarchive :
making sure you guys read the second half of the post’s caption. context and accountability are important when paired with news like this.
2026-08-27 05:23:27
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Aubz cook :
I LOVE HER ART SO MUCH, I LITERALLY WAS STUDINGY ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT HER FOR A PRESONTATION
2026-08-27 15:53:37
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KittyBoomBoom 💋 :
I saw a very cool monument to her in Paris. Very inspirational.
2026-08-27 03:09:02
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Kristinnalexisss :
One of her pieces at Donum winery.
2026-08-27 19:36:44
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stevie ¡-¡ :
Is this real
2026-08-27 04:24:16
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Just a Girl :
I am a big art lover but this one doesn’t feel the same with her horrid racism. Dolly and Tim were epic and kind. She was cruel.
2026-08-27 04:42:35
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undertherainbow :
wait im freaking out, I only learned about her this week after sharing her work in group therapies I run and doing abstract art w clients inspired by her. I have chills.
2026-08-27 03:05:29
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justasupernovadarling :
she passed on the , 14 ,
2026-08-27 04:39:28
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ok
2026-08-28 03:35:17
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Rad Wagon :
someone note this down in history a being just a fucking overall bummer of a day
2026-08-27 04:37:09
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ችሎታ :
Love her contribution to the art scene, but I hated finding out that she was racist💔
2026-08-27 13:39:45
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⋆. 𐙚˚࿔☭ lili ☭𝜗𝜚˚⋆ :
YOURE FUCKING JOKING
2026-08-27 04:43:55
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chuu :
Her art amazing just really racist lol
2026-08-27 16:11:21
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MariKart :
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2026-08-27 04:32:46
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tori :
NOOOOOOO 😩
2026-08-27 04:40:54
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neerajackson :
This is devastating
2026-08-27 12:34:17
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Lady :
Yay!!!!!!!!!
2026-08-28 11:54:39
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user139551718172 :
Meh
2026-08-28 03:23:07
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Ally M :
I love that her schizophrenia manifested as so much colour and movement. my mum's was a lifetime of religious psychosis.
2026-08-27 13:23:03
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