Yayoi Kusama Structural.

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 The “orgy dress” is a wearable, shared artwork made for five people, modelled on five mannequins using 100% cotton.

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With this, she tied ideas of love and sex to both protest the anti human nature of war as well as to conquer her fear of sexual intimacy.

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Nothing was worn underneath to encourage intimate contact.

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Similarly, there were cut out windows located near the thighs, the breasts and the stomach for all five people to show that we are all one and that there should be a unified representation of love, affinity and connection, removing the stigma against the naked body.

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Patterns on it are her iconic repetitive polka dots in a bright hot pink gradient.

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The polka dots could also be interpreted as bubbles: “Bubbling anxiety” or “bubbling passion”.

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 Hot pink is typically associated with strong passionate emotions, perhaps deep desire or anger.

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The reflective black background emphasised the “visual apparel” of this pink as well as the importance of the meanings behind it.