The sculpture “Ascension of Polka Dots on the Trees” by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is on display April 8 at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx borough of New York City. Tickets to the exhibit have sold quickly in a city hungry for more outdoor events. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
Another angle of the sculpture “Ascension of Polka Dots on the Trees.” In the past several years, Kusama has similarly wrapped trees in other cities, including London, England, and Helsinki, Finland. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
People walk by another sculpture in the garden. This one is called “I Want to Fly to the Universe.” Kusama has worked with a lot of art forms throughout her decades-long career. They include painting, drawing, sculpture and film. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
A family walks by one Kusama's pumpkin sculptures at the outdoor exhibit. Kusama was born in Matsumoto, Japan. in 1929. She began her art career in Japan and moved to New York in 1958. A pumpkin was part of the 2017 exhibit “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. (Mark Lennihan/AP)