I was cute and lovely and always dressed nicely so I stood out. So people would stop and look at us like, ‘who’s that couple?’
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist.
I recently watched the documentary, Kusama Infinity. While living in New York in the 1960s Ms. Kusama dated American artist Joseph Cornell, who was many years older than she.
Ms. Kusama experienced a lot of challenges and hardship as an artist during a time when women in the NY art scene where not taken seriously. Still, she persisted and received some acclaim for work such as her soft sculptures and installations. Having endured much trauma in her childhood, she suffered from hallucinations; to help manage these frightening episodes she drew them, which is where her consistent use of nets and dots come from.
Since the 1990s Ms. Kusama has become an internationally recognized pop artist and today attracts millions of people to her exhibits. She also has crossed over into fashion, selling her own designs in department stores and collaborating with brand designers such as Louis Vuitton.
OverDressed for Life 
Very interesting! I have seen exhibits of Joseph Cornell assemblages and love his work. I’ve been fascinated with Ms Kusana too. News to me about their history together! Thank you for another enjoyable post.
I thought that was an interesting connection as well. Apparently he was quite obsessed with her but, she was less interested in him and she pulled away. Thanks for the comment, Cynthia.