A one-time teen model turned cyberdiva cum wannabe guru, she is no less than Japan's most celebrated artistic export, represented by the finest galleries in New York and Paris.
She stages provocative performances and ambitious installations in solo shows at institutions like the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Centre Georges Pompidou, and collectors vie for her photographic works, videos and objets.
The woman hailed as "Her Majesty" on one of her many fan Web sites is also in demand for interviews by leading critics, and regularly adorns the covers of some of the world's top magazines. She sings and dances, too, this wonderful little item called Mariko Mori -- and the world is in love with her.
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