Even after speaking to the Deputy Director for Curatorial & Collections Development at the National Gallery Singapore, Russell Storer, and its Curator Dr Adele Tan we were still transfixed on the wonder that is Yayoi Kusama. Digging a little deeper online, here are eight more extraordinary facts about the Queen of Polka dots.
05 Louis Vuitton is not the only fashion house she’s worked with
In the 1960s, Kusama created the Kusama Fashion Company Ltd. Her creations were sold at Bloomingdales, sporting her polka dots and holes. In more recent times, she created lip gloss tube designs for Lancome and collaborated with Japanese designers on tote bags and clothes.
