Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama sold 1,500 mirrored balls for $2 each at Venice in 1966, decades later one of her paintings fetched $10.5 million | World News
In 1966, visitors arriving at the Venice Biennale were confronted by an unusual sight. Spread across the lawn outside the Italian Pavilion were 1,500 shimmering silver spheres, each catching fragments of the surrounding architecture, the sky and anyone who stopped to look.Reportedly, among them stood Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, dressed in a gold kimono. She…
