Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929, Matsumoto, Japan) is one of the most influential artists of the postwar era, whose practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and literature. Over the course of seven decades, she has built a singular visual language rooted in repetition, infinity, and the psychological tension between self and environment. Her work, deeply introspective yet universally resonant, transforms personal obsession into a meditation on the cosmic and the collective.

Kusama’s influence extends across generations and movements—from Minimalism and Pop Art to contemporary installation practices. Her immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms, pumpkin sculptures, and polka-dotted environments have made her one of the most recognizable and beloved figures in global contemporary art. Her works are housed in major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.