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Yayoi Kusama
Japanese • b. 1929
Biography
Named "the world's most popular artist" in 2015, it's not hard to see why Yayoi Kusama continues to dazzle contemporary art audiences globally. From her signature polka dots—"fabulous," she calls them—to her mirror-and-light Infinity Rooms, Kusama's multi-dimensional practice of making art elevates the experience of immersion. To neatly pin an artistic movement onto Kusama would be for naught: She melds and transcends the aesthetics and theories of many late twentieth century movements, including Pop Art and Minimalism, without ever taking a singular path.
As an octogenarian who still lives—somewhat famously—in a psychiatric institution in Tokyo and steadfastly paints in her immaculate studio every day, Kusama honed her punchy cosmic style in New York City in the 1960s. During this period, she staged avant-garde happenings, which eventually thrust her onto the international stage with a series of groundbreaking exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1980s and the 45th Venice Biennale in 1993. She continues to churn out paintings and installations at inspiring speed, exhibiting internationally in nearly every corner of the globe, and maintains a commanding presence on the primary market and at auction.
Insights
In 2014, Yayoi Kusama's exhibitions were the most visited worldwide.
Kusama is one of the most tagged artists on Instagram with some 80 million posts.
Her auction record stands at $7.1 million, a figure achieved for a 1960 "Infinity Net" painting in 2014.
Her painting No. 2 (1959) was previously owned by Donald Judd, whose foundation and former studio at 101 Spring Street will host a forthcoming Kusama exhibition in 2017.
"I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland."
Recent Yayoi Kusama headlines, Powered by Articker
26 May 2023 | My Modern Met
Yayoi Kusama’s Massive Colorful Sculptures Fill Entire Rooms in NYC23 May 2023 | The New Yorker
Yayoi Kusama Turned Art Into a Selfie19 May 2023 | Artnet
Don’t Miss These 5 Top Lots from New Art Est-Ouest’s Upcoming Hong Kong Auction, From a Massive Kusama ‘Net’ to a Quintessential Nara18 May 2023 | The Art Newspaper
'We should have bought Kusama's Infinity Mirror Room’: collectors James-Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach on the work that got away17 May 2023 | The New York Times
Kusama Takes On the Infinite With a Sly Wink
Upcoming Lots
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Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow) (K. 298)
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
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Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin 2000 (Red) (K. 299)
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Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin 2000 (Green) (K. 300)
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Yayoi Kusama
A PUMPKIN YOR-A (K. 325)
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Past Lots
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Yayoi Kusama
I Who Sing in Celebration of Humanity
Estimate HK$7,500,000 - 9,500,000
Sold for HK$8,509,000
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Yayoi Kusama
Red Stripes
Estimate $2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Sold for $2,722,000
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Blue Spots
Estimate $2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Sold for $3,206,000
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Yayoi Kusama
Stars in the Universe
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Yayoi Kusama
I Who Sing in Celebration of Humanity
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Yayoi Kusama
Death of an Illusion
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Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin
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Pumpkin
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Yayoi Kusama
Infinity Nets
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Pumpkin
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Pumpkin
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Pumpkin
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Pumpkin
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Pumpkin
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Yayoi Kusama
Six Guests
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Yayoi Kusama
Butterfly
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Untitled
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Yayoi Kusama
Untitled
On Loan
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Yayoi Kusama
Infinity Nets
Estimate HK$2,400,000 - 3,400,000
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Pumpkin
Estimate HK$3,500,000 - 5,500,000
Sold for HK$4,445,000
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Yayoi Kusama
Daytime
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$762,000
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Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin Chess Set
Estimate HK$2,200,000 - 3,200,000
Sold for HK$3,048,000
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Yayoi Kusama
The Girls
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,778,000
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Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin
Estimate HK$40,000,000 - 50,000,000
Sold for HK$56,110,000
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