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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
21 May 2020 | Brooklyn Museum
Yayoi Kusama (American, born 1929). Flower H. A. H., 1954....21 May 2020 | Artnet
Saudi Arabia Has Joined a Lawsuit Against Disgraced Dealer Inigo Philbrick, Claiming He Sold Them a Kusama Installation He Didn’t Own18 May 2020 | ARTnews
Before Yayoi Kusama Made ‘Infinity Rooms,’ She Created Standout Political Works15 May 2020 | designboom
‘infinite drone’ by THE BROAD pairs kusama’s infinity mirrored room with ambient sound art5 May 2020 | Artspace
INTERVIEW: Yayoi Kusama on Sixties New York, Surviving Mental Illness and Why She's Never Thought About Feminism
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Two Works: (i) Yellow Pumpkin; (ii) Red Pumpkin
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £2,250
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INFINITY-NETS (KSUZL)
Estimate £600,000 - 800,000
Sold for £525,000
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Pumpkin Green (GSQ)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £22,500
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Hello!
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £37,500
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Flowers
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Infinity Nets
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Sold for HK$5,670,000
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Fruit Basket 2
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Six Guests
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INFINITY-NETS (GMBKA)
Estimate HK$6,000,000 - 8,000,000
Sold for HK$7,710,000
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Sun Green
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $212,500
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Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $150,000
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Two works: (i) Infinity Nets (S.I.T); (ii) Infinity Nets (UIT)
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $312,500
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Untitled
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Nets
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Pumpkins (ceramics)
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Butterfly
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Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow)
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Pumpkin 2000 (Red)
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Autumn
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My Soul Goes to the Sky
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Souls of the Earth Breathing in the Galaxy
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In the Water
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Untitled
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
Sold for HK$600,000
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