
KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature
Saturday, April 10 – Sunday, October 31, 2021
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tickets Through June 30 Available Now
Experience Yayoi Kusama’s profound connection with nature
Contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the most popular artists in the world, drawing millions to experience her immersive installations.
Exclusively at NYBG, Kusama reveals her lifelong fascination with the natural world, beginning with her childhood spent in the greenhouses and fields of her family’s seed nursery. Her artistic concepts of obliteration, infinity, and eternity are inspired by her intimate engagement with the colors, patterns, and life cycles of plants and flowers.

See new monumental and immersive works
New monumental sculptures Dancing Pumpkin (2020) and I Want to Fly to the Universe (2020) make their debut in the NYBG landscape. They join the artist’s first-ever obliteration greenhouse, Flower Obsession (2017/2021).

Coming Soon: A Brand-New Infinity Mirrored Room Experience
With interior access planned to begin this summer, Kusama’s new Infinity Mirrored Room will operate per New York State and City guidelines for social distancing and visitor safety. The installation, Infinity Mirrored Room—Illusion Inside the Heart (2020), responds to natural light through colored glass throughout the day and seasons.
Reflecting the seasonality of NYBG’s landscape, the exterior will be on view with the opening of the exhibition.
A separate timed-entry Infinity Mirrored Room ticket will be required for interior access; more information will be provided as it becomes available.

Enjoy KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature as a Member
Benefits include exclusive free KUSAMA Garden & Gallery Pass and KUSAMA Garden Pass tickets, an exclusive Members-Only Preview Day on April 9, and more. Join Now.
At the Patron Level, enjoy the best of the exhibition with complimentary Infinity Mirrored Room tickets when interior access begins and special viewing opportunities.
Above: I Want to Fly to the Universe (2020), The New York Botanical Garden, 2021. Urethane paint on aluminum. 157 3/8 x 169 3/8 x 140 1/8 in. (400 x 430 x 356 cm). Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts and David Zwirner.
Starry Pumpkin (2015), The New York Botanical Garden, 2021. Fiberglass-reinforced plastic, tiles, and resin. Collection of the artist.
Dancing Pumpkin (2020), The New York Botanical Garden, 2021. Urethane paint on bronze. 196 7/8 x 116 7/8 x 117 ¼ in. (500 x 296.9 x 297.8 cm). Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts and David Zwirner.
Infinity Mirrored Room–Illusion Inside the Heart (2017), The New York Botanical Garden, 2021. Mirror-polished stainless steel, glass mirrors, colored glass. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore/Shanghai; David Zwirner, New York; Victoria Miro, London. Photo: OWL corp.
My Soul Blooms Forever (2019), The New York Botanical Garden, 2021. Urethane paint on stainless steel. Installation dimensions variable. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro, and David Zwirner.