Yayoi Kusama is one of the most influential and pioneering artists of the contemporary era. Born in Matsumoto, Japan, Kusama’s practice spans over seven decades and encompasses painting, sculpture, installation, performance and immersive environments. Her signature motifs — polka dots, nets, mirrored spaces and biomorphic forms — are rooted in the hallucinatory visions she has experienced since childhood.
Kusama rose to prominence in the 1960s New York avant-garde, where she staged radical performances and created groundbreaking installations that challenged conventions of space, repetition and self-obliteration. Her Infinity Mirror Rooms, now globally iconic, invite viewers into boundless environments where light, reflection and perception merge.
Her work explores themes of infinity, obsession, identity and the delicate tension between individuality and the cosmos. Kusama has exhibited at major museums worldwide and remains one of the most celebrated living artists, with a profound influence on contemporary visual culture.
Working from her studio in Tokyo, she continues to produce ambitious new projects, reaffirming her position as an unparalleled force in modern and contemporary art.