Yayoi Kusama

“I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision.”

“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 cre...”

“While producing art works, illusions appear from time to time due to my mental illness. Every day is a struggle for me.”

“Georgia O'Keeffe proposed that I live with her. She was in New Mexico then, and I wanted to be in New York.”

“My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.”

“Painting bodies with the patterns of Kusama's hallucinations obliterated their individual selves and returned them to the infinite universe.”

“My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.”

“The country of Britain is wonderful because of its royalty.”

“I hope royalty continues forever. This is the thing that can contribute to peace throughout the world.”