Yayoi Kusama - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale Hong Kong Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Phillips

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  • “My art was made to change people’s minds. I hope that it can make the world more peaceful.”
    — Yayoi Kusama

    Yayoi Kusama Interview: Earth is a Polka Dot

     Video Courtesy of Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

    • Provenance

      Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo
      Private Collection
      Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 7 October 2020, lot 560
      Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

    • Artist Biography

      Yayoi Kusama

      Japanese

      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 nonagenarian who still lives in Tokyo and steadfastly paints in her 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.

       
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Daytime

signed and dated '1983 yayoi kusama' lower right; further signed, titled and dated '"Daytime" [in Kanji] 1983 yayoi kusama' on the reverse
gouache, pastel and mixed media collage on paper
58.3 x 50 cm. (22 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Executed in 1983, this work is accompanied by a registration card issued by the artist's studio.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$500,000 - 700,000 
€57,900-81,100
$64,100-89,700

Sold for HK$762,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 31 March 2023