Forget yourself. Become one with eternity. Become part of your environment. Yayoi Kusama environmenteternityforget Change image and share on social
I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision. Yayoi Kusama floodfollowidea Change image and share on social
I have done all the work myself, not assistants. That's why I'm in a wheelchair: I've been doing it physically - it's hard labour - throughout my life. Yayoi Kusama assistanthardhave Change image and share on social
My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings. Yayoi Kusama arthallucinationimage Change image and share on social
I love Damien Hirst. I respect his work a great deal, and I am happy that the polka dots I started using have become a symbol of love and peace around the world with everybody joining hands to use them in this way. Yayoi Kusama damiendealdot share on social
Suppose I put polka dots all over my body and then cover my background completely with polka dots. The polka dots on my body, merging with those in the background, create an optically strange scene. Yayoi Kusama backgroundbodycompletely Change image and share on social
If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself. Yayoi Kusama catdothorse share on social
New York is the place that made my and other artists' dreams come true by giving us a chance to realise our ideas and concepts. It was a great place for making a presentation of artistic creation. Yayoi Kusama artistartisticchance Change image and share on social
You should create a work that is so valuable it might eventually sell at a high price, but you've got to concentrate on how you create that artwork. Yayoi Kusama artworkconcentratecreate Change image and share on social