THROUGHOUT HER PRACTICE YAYOI KUSAMA EXPLORES HER OWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER, SEXUALITY, CONTRUCT OF FREEDOM, AND PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD.
YAYAOI KUSAMA FIRST ROSE TO PROMINENCE IN THE SIXTIES IN NEW YORK WHERE SHE STAGED PROVOCATIVE 'HAPPENINGS' AND EXHIBITED HALLUCINATORY PAINTINGS OF LOOPS AND DOTS THAT SHE COINED 'INFINITY NETS.' SINCE HER START SHE HAS MAJORLY IMPACTED THE INTERNATIONAL RISE OF POP AND FEMINIST ART. THE NOW 94 YEAR OLD ARTIST HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, CENTRE POMPIDOU, TATE MODERN, AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN TOKYO. HER HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL WORK SPANS PAINTINGS, PERFORMANCES, PRESENTATIONS, FASHION, FILM, AND SCULPTURE. YAYOI KUSAMA'S UNFORGETTABLE WORK WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE ART WORLD FOR DECADES TO COME.