Yayoi Kusama’s psychedelic art was at its best when taken in high doses

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has died aged 97, leaving behind a global legacy of psychedelic art. Renowned for her dazzling polka-dotted paintings and infinity mirror room installations, her exhilarating oeuvre also included provocative happenings, films, and stuffed cloth phalloi. Kusama's autobiography, Infinity Net, links her creative output to lifelong obsessions and neuroses. Her grand installations, featuring giant pumpkins and octopuses, provided a sensory overload that established her as a worldwide superstar within the art world.