Chair

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In Kusama’s first body of sculpture, which she described as “accumulations,” she covered utilitarian objects with masses of stuffed cloth phallic protrusions, painting them either a single color or with polka dots. In 'Chair', Kusama joins symbols of traditional feminine roles—a domestic piece of furniture and the activity of sewing—with male forms. 'Chair' offers a vision of domesticity gone awry in which obsessively repeated, sexually charged objects invade what should be an innocent, comforting object.

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Chairs
Monochromatic
Phallic
Found objects
Mixed media
Japanese