Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) is a Japanese avant-garde artist widely regarded as one of the most important living artists in the world. Working across painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and fashion, Kusama has developed a singular visual language rooted in obsessive repetition — most famously her signature polka dots and infinity net patterns, which she has described as a form of self-therapy and artistic release.Born in Matsumoto, Japan, Kusama moved to New York City in the late 1950s, where she became a pioneering figure in the avant-garde scene alongside artists like Donald Judd and Andy Warhol. Her Infinity Net paintings — vast canvases covered in meticulous looping brushstrokes — were groundbreaking in their radical repetition and scale. In the 1960s, her happenings and soft sculptures brought her international recognition, and her Infinity Mirror Rooms have since become some of the most visited art installations in museum history.Kusama's work bridges multiple art movements — from Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art to Minimalism and Surrealism — while remaining entirely her own. Her dots, nets, and floral motifs carry deep psychological resonance, transforming obsession into a form of universal connection. Prints from Kusama's body of work bring an unmistakable energy and joy into any space, with their bold, graphic patterns working equally well in contemporary, eclectic, and minimal interiors.