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Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heart is Dancing into the Universe, 2018, wood and glass mirror room with paper lanterns, 3 x 6.2 x 6.2 m (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville) © Yayoi Kusama

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