Yayoi Kusama: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

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.

Yayoi Kusama

Japanese artist

Recorded 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

Ashley Walters British actor and rapper

My mum – I've watched her struggle financially, emotionally, mentally even, and she's come through it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

Pope Francis, who left the Vatican to wash the feet of non-believers.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2015 source ↗

David Shrigley British visual artist

Peter Tatchell is a person very worthy of admiration, but few ever seem to acknowledge him as such.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2013 source ↗

Steffi Graf German tennis player

The man I know the best: Andre.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 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 ↗

I am always happiest when I am making my art.

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

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