“I love painting so much that nothing else matters.” — Yayoi Kusama Quote

I love painting so much that nothing else matters.

People ask about art and commercialism. I think that if someone tries to sell their work at a high price, that is the wrong way of doing it.

I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.

With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of the universe' through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call 'stereotypical repetition.'

Polka dots are fabulous.

I'm very particular about how a song sounds, especially its production and how the vocals are treated. Every sound matters to me.

Some matters are simply contentious. Sometimes you're never going to get it right.

I am a peasant from the Auvergne. I want to keep my farm, and I want to keep France. Nothing else matters now.

I don't think it matters where I came from any more.

For me, novelty matters; uniqueness matters.