Yayoi Kusama is a renowned Japanese-American contemporary artist. Her primarily conceptual art displays elements of feminism, surrealism, minimalism, pop art, abstract expressionism infused with content that is psychological, often autobiographical, and sexual. Acknowledged as one of the most important Japanese living artists, she was trained in the traditional Japanese art style of ‘Nihonga’ but soon experimented with abstraction, and after moving to the United States, involved herself in pop art. Moving in the avant-garde society, she developed her signature motifs of dots, indulged in soft sculpture, created dramatic installation works, and staged performance-based events. She came into public attention after organizing a series of performances that featured naked participants painted with brightly colored polka dots. Kusama has also been widely appreciated for using mirrors in her installations that served to transform her earlier works featuring intense repetition into an immersive experience. She has attained a cult status also as a novelist. The first Japanese woman representative at the Venice Biennale, she has also been named by the ‘Time’ magazine as one of the most influential people in the world.