Experience the brilliant artist's lifelong obsessionwith nature and immersion in gardens, a bedrockof her hugely influential work.Yayoi Kusama's groundbreaking work has mesmer-ized audiences since her first exhibitions in New Yorkin the 1960s. Known for working in a broad range ofmedia including painting, performance, sculpture,and installation in recent decades she has risen toworldwide fame through the explosive popularity ofher mesmerizing infinity-mirror rooms and vibrantsculptural installations. Yet the critical importance ofbotanical imagery and the artist's interest in naturehas been under represented in American exhibitionsto date. Through an examination of works from Kusa-ma's adolescence to the present, this landmark exhi-bition at the New York Botanical Garden traces theartist's recurring engagement with natural forms, hersurrealist exploration of biomorphism, and visions ofthe boundlessness of the living universe. Integratinghorticulture and art ranging from the artist's earlysketches to monumental immersive works makingtheir debut at NYBG, the exhibition explores theprofound impact of the natural world through new,critical perspectives on Kusama's philosophy of life.