The Yayoi Kusama Museum will be holding an exhibition titled "See My Vision for the Future - Plants and Me" from October 4th.

Portrait of Yayoi Kusama ©YAYOI KUSAMA
Yayoi Kusama was born into an old family that ran a seed and nursery business. She grew up surrounded by plants from an early age, and plants continue to be an important motif in Kusama's work. While they are objects of love, they can also inspire fear through hallucinations, and they can be seen as a mirror that reflects Kusama's identity. Yayoi Kusama, "Imbibed Alone in the Flower Garden," 2014, Acrylic on canvas, 194x194 cm. Yayoi Kusama, "Self-Portrait," 1972, Ink, ballpoint pen, pastel, and collage on paper, 74.4 x 44 cm. This exhibition explores the relationship between plant motifs, which can be seen as a mirror image of Kusama herself, and the numerous self-portraits she has produced since her childhood. Starting with her teenage sketches and early masterpieces, painted using Japanese painting techniques, her work evolves into performance pieces from the 1960s, collages from the 1970s, recent installations, and her most recent paintings. The exhibition explores how Kusama has overcome her own obsessions by incorporating self-images into her work and undergoing repeated botanical metamorphoses. This exhibition explores the creative world of Kusama through her diverse body of work.