Artsy previews the new children’s book Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity

By Casey Lesser

What’s the best way to introduce kids to Yayoi Kusama? Start with the dots.

That’s what Museum of Modern Art curator Sarah Suzuki has done in Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity, the new children’s book that teaches wee audiences about the legendary Japanese artist’s life and work.

The picture book is filled with lively illustrations by Ellen Weinstein, and also includes reproductions of works by Kusama. As a whole, it reflects the brilliant colors and serene poetry of the artist’s work, with an eye to developing art lovers of the future.

“Kusama really had the force—and the talent—to create a future for herself that no one around her really thought was possible,” says Suzuki. “She’s quite a remarkable woman.”

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Image: Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity. Courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.