Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama is a renowned artist known for her immersive 'Infinity Mirror Rooms' and unique aesthetic that incorporates light, polka dots, and pumpkins. She gained prominence in 1960s New York through her provocative Happenings and exhibitions of hallucinatory paintings featuring loops and dots, which she referred to as 'Infinity Nets.' Kusama's work also had a significant influence on Andy Warhol and foreshadowed the emergence of feminist and Pop art. Kusama's work has been showcased in major exhibitions at renowned institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. In 1993, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale. Today, her work commands high prices on the secondary market. Throughout her diverse practice, Kusama has consistently explored themes such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexuality, freedom, and perception. In 1977, Kusama admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital in Tokyo, where she still resides today.