Earlier this year, crowds of onlookers gathered outside Louis Vuitton stores in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo to catch a glimpse of legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. From the shop windows, strikingly lifelike robots of Kusama–dressed in her signature polka dots—gazed out at the spectators, occasionally blinking or waving. At the height of Kusama’s renewed fame, Louis Vuitton’s uncanny installations went viral.
The story goes that the 94-year-old artist, who has partnered with the luxury brand since 2012, was even compelled to see the spectacle herself.
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