Tony Oursler
was born in 1957 in new york where he lives and works. His work has been shown in prestigious institutions such as: the walker art center, minneapolis documentaVIII, IX, kassel museum of modern art, new yorkwhitney museum of american art, new yorkthe centre georges pompidou, paristhe carnegie museum of art, pittsburghskulptur projekte, munstermuseum ludwig, cologne the hirshhorn museum, washington the tate, liverpool
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. In a career that spanned 50 years, Kurosawa directed 30 films. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in film history. In 1989, he was awarded the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement "for cinematic accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained worldwide audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world."
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist. Her paintings, collages, soft sculptures, performance art and environmental installations all share an obsession with repetition, pattern, and accumulation. Her work shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, Art Brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism, and is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. She describes herself as an "obsessive artist". Kusama is also a published novelist and poet, and has created notable work in film and fashion design. She has long struggled with mental illness. On 12th Nov 2008 Christies New York sold a work by her for $5,100,000, a record for a living female artist.
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