The female artists who shattered the art world's glass ceiling
According to statistics, women artists make up only 3 — 5% of major permanent collections in Europe and America.
That isn't good enough. Click through a selection our favourite progressive women in the art world - and find out where you can see their work exhibited in London.
Kusama is arguably the most popular contemporary artist alive today. Last year, Instagrammers lined up outside the Victoria Miro gallery for hours on end hoping to snap a quick selfie in the artist's mirrored convex chambers.
Although Kusama has has denied a connection with the feminist movement, her work has, never-the-less, served to challenge the notion of a society dominated by patriarchy.
Be sure to check out Kusama's transformative work along side the great Louise Bourgeois' at Sotheby's S/2 gallery ★★★★★.
