Beyond The Dots: 8 Things To Know About Yayoi Kusama

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is best known for her signature dots and dazzling infinity mirrored rooms but there is plenty more to learn about the red-wigged 88-year-old.

The exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore starting this Friday (June 9) will be the first major survey of her work in South-east Asia.

Here are eight things to know about the Japanese grand dame of avant-garde art:

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She has endured nightmarish hallucinations and psychological trauma since young and her hallucinations feature strings of dots. To overcome this, she uses the dots in her works.