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" I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland. "

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" Painting bodies with the patterns of Kusama's hallucinations obliterated their individual selves and returned them to the infinite universe. "

" I have been using polka dots since I was a very young child. Only after that, it seems, have they been used throughout the rest of the art world. "

" I have done all the work myself, not assistants. That's why I'm in a wheelchair: I've been doing it physically - it's hard labour - throughout my life. "

" I love Damien Hirst. I respect his work a great deal, and I am happy that the polka dots I started using have become a symbol of love and peace around the world with everybody joining hands to use them in this way. "

" 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.' "

" More and more, I think about the role of the arts, and as an artist, I think that it's important that I share the love and peace. "

" If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself. "

" When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter. "

" I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to Heaven, and I will look down on my beautiful life. "

" I will keep painting until I die. "

" When I was a child, I used to paint intently. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day. "

" Forget yourself. Become one with eternity. Become part of your environment. "

" I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan. "

" I love painting so much that nothing else matters. "

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

" I am putting every effort toward creating my works from morning till night on every single day. "

" While producing art works, illusions appear from time to time due to my mental illness. Every day is a struggle for me. "

" 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. "

" My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings. "

" I would like to try harder to establish my thought and philosophy strongly and to go back to the universe with my love. "

" The reason I collaborate with Louis Vuitton is that Louis Vuitton is number one in the world, and I am honored to work with them. "

" Since my childhood, I have always made works with polka dots. Earth, moon, sun and human beings all represent dots; a single particle among billions. "

" Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art. "

" In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. "

" Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments. "

" My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man. "

" I never have a plan of what I am going to draw. "

" I have been taking every step toward the future every day through making many paintings and sculptures with my deep emotion hidden in my life. "

" The country of Britain is wonderful because of its royalty. "

" New York is the place that made my and other artists' dreams come true by giving us a chance to realise our ideas and concepts. It was a great place for making a presentation of artistic creation. "