Yayoi Kusama: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Yayoi Kusama said elsewhere, not written here

I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

Beyoncé/Beyoncé’s hair person.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2014 source ↗

Father John Misty American musician

Grace Zabriskie – her style; her woodworking.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2022 source ↗

Judith Kerr British writer and illustrator

No one I can think of, but lots of people no longer living.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 May 2019 source ↗

David Gandy British model

David Attenborough. Not only has he taught us so much, but he’s also brought so much happiness to so many people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗

I am always happiest when I am making my art.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

Yayoi Kusama’s Manhattan Suicide Addict.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

I am an insomniac, so I often draw and write at night.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

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