Asian Geographic - 09.2018

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“My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and

obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.” – Yayoi Kusama

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Japan

Yayoi Kusama(b. 192 9)

Contemporary artist

Working in sculpture and installation, and also in other

arts, Kusama is best known for herixation on circular

forms. In2014,White No. 2 8 , from her signatureIninity

Netsseries, auctioned at a record-breaking US$7.1 million

at Christie’s. Her works are displayed in several museums,

such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Malaysia

Jimmy Choo (b.19 4 8)

Fashion designer

Choo designed high-end women’s footwear that were

much sought-ater by celebrities, including Princess Diana

and Julia Roberts. His collaboration with a Vo g u e editor

turned Choo into a global brand. Today Choo is focused on

crating a small number of high-quality shoes and training

his protégés in making high-end footwear.

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China

Liu Yiqian (c.19 6 3/64) & Wang Wei

Art collectors

he Shanghai tycoon and his wife are proliic, high-proile

collectors of antiques and contemporary art. Some of the

artwork they purchased, such as Modigliani’s Nu Couché,

which closed at US$170 million, represent some of the

highest priced pieces on record. Wang runs her own

museums in China to house their collection. In 2012, they

were listed in the authoritative “he 2012 ARTNews 200

Top Collectors”, a irst for Chinese collectors.

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China

Lin Tianmiao (b. 1 961)

Installation artist

One of the irst female artists in China to gain global

recognition, Lin is known for winding thread around

objects to create installation art, and for exploring the

relationship between the traditional and modern. She is

most interested in her experience growing up in China as

well as being a woman. Since the mid 1990s, Lin’s works

have been included in every major international museum

show on Chinese contemporary art.

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