Pop and Contemporary Fine Art proudly presents one of Japan’s most famous and influential female artists, Yayoi Kusama. Kusama’s work reflects the hallucinations she has endured since childhood which compel her to cover surfaces with polka dots and lines which she calls infinity nets. She has often been quoted saying “If it were not for art, I would have killed myself a long time ago”. In 1973 Kusama voluntarily committed herself to a psychiatric hospital in Tokyo where she continues to live, whilst commuting to her studio, a short distance away.

Among her numerous awards and distinctions is the Praemium Imperiale, one of Japan’s most prestigious awards for internationally recognized artists, which she received in 2006, becoming the first Japanese woman to receive such a distinction.  On the 12th Nov ember 2008 Christies New York sold one of her works for USD 5.1 million, a record for a living female artist at the time.

Remarkably there are still people who are unfamiliar with her work and Pop and Contemporary Fine Art are very happy in trying to address this and we look forward to seeing new and current collectors alike at the upcoming exhibition.