Yayoi Kusama: Flower Obsession 2017

For over sixty years, Yayoi Kusama has worked obsessively on her paintings, drawings, sculptures, fashion, experimental films, installations, writing and ‘happenings’. Flower obsession 2017, is a new participatory artwork created by the eighty-eight year old artist especially for the NGV’s Triennial this summer. There is no doubt that Kusama holds a significant place in the history of Abstraction, with her work influencing several generations of contemporary artists. However, there is also a great deal of interest in the psychology and biography of the artist.