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KUSAMA YAYOI
In 2000, Kusama won The Education Minister's Art Encouragement Prize and Foreign-Minister's Commendations. Her solo exhibition that started at Le Consortium in France in the same year traveled to Maison de la culture du Japon, Paris, KUNSTHALLEN BRANDTS /DEFABRIK, Denmark, Le Abattoirs, Toulouse, KUNSTHALLE Wien, Art Sonje Center, Seoul.
Received the Asahi Prize in 2001, the Medal with Dark Navy Blue Ribbon in 2002, the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier), and the Nagano Governor Prize (for the contribution in encouragement of art and culture) in 2003.
In 2004, Her solo exhibition "KUSAMATRIX" that started at Mori Museum in Tokyo. This exhibition drew visitors totaling 520,000 people. In the same year, the other her solo exhibition that started at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in the next year traveled to The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Matsumoto City Museum of Art.
In 2006, received the 2006 National Lifetime Achievement Awards , the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Losette and The Praemium Imperiale -Painting- in 2006.
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