Yayoi Kusama - Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Friday, May 15, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Tokyo
    Private Collection
    Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Art, September 27, 2010, lot 32
    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 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.

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Bird

1986
wood, canvas, mesh, silver spray paint, synthetic fiber, feathers
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (30 x 30 x 15.5 cm)
Signed, titled and dated "BIRD YAYOI KUSAMA 1996" on edge of the box. This work has been registered in the Yayoi Kusama archives under registration number 0396.

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000 

Sold for $60,000

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Day Sale 15 May 2015 11am