Born March 22, 1929 in Japan (age 95)

works primarily in sculpture and installation, and is also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts

She has been acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan,[1] the world's top-selling female artist,[2] and the world's most successful living artist.

Her work influenced artist Andy Warhol

Kusama began drawing pictures of pumpkins in elementary school

She was reportedly fascinated by the smooth white stones covering the bed of the river near her family home, which she cites as one of the influences behind her lasting fixation on dots