The Painted-Steel Whimsy of Yayoi Kusama

The nonagenarian Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama was born into botany: her grandparents ran a nursery in Matsumoto, where she grew up. Through Oct. 31, her crowd-pleasing works grace the grounds and interiors of the New York Botanical Garden in “Kusama: Cosmic Nature.” (Timed tickets, available via nybg.org, are required.) “My Soul Blooms Forever” (above), a painted-steel whimsy from 2019, is installed under the newly restored dome of the Palms of the World Gallery, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.