March 22nd, 2019, marked the 90th birthday of Yayoi Kusama. To celebrate the occasion, we take a look at how the artist herself has explained some images, themes, and motifs which are particularly ...

This alludes to the fact that making art has allowed Kusama to process her fascination with death and persevere through her depression. This installation shows a dinner scene, with patterns of ...

In 1973, after a decade or so making shockwaves across the art world, Yayoi Kusama checked herself into a mental health facility. The artist, now 95 years old and still residing in the same Tokyo ...

NAOSHIMA, Kagawa Prefecture—Officials here are racking their brains over how to reinstall Yayoi Kusama’s “Yellow Pumpkin,” a tourist-luring piece of art that was badly damaged when it was ...