Yayoi Kusama enchants global audiences with her "Infinity Mirror Rooms" and unique style of light, polka dots, and pumpkins. Gaining fame in the 1960s New York art scene, she created provocative Happenings and captivating "Infinity Nets" paintings. Her influence shaped feminist and Pop art, impacting artists like Andy Warhol. Kusama's work has been showcased in major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art and Tate Modern, and she represented Japan at the 1993 Venice Biennale. Her artworks often sell for seven figures, reflecting her exploration of themes like obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexuality, and perception. Since 1977, she has lived in a Tokyo psychiatric hospital.
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Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), ‘Pumpkin (Yellow)’, 2016
Lot 133 (Tate Ward @ Artsy - By Collectors For Collectors , 1st May, 2025)
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), ‘Pumpkin (Yellow)’, 2016, cast resin sculpture, stamped with the artist name under, published by Benesse Holdings, ... read more
10cm high
Sold for £375 inc.premium
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), ‘Red Pumpkin Naoshima', 2019
Lot 132 (Tate Ward @ Artsy - By Collectors For Collectors , 1st May, 2025)
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), ‘Red Pumpkin Naoshima', 2019, painted cast resin sculpture, stamped with the Artists name and Naoshima under, ... read more
8.9 x 14 x 14cm
Sold for £312 inc.premium
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), 'Tsumari In Bloom - Wrapping Cloth', 2018
Lot 134 (Tate Ward @ Artsy - By Collectors For Collectors , 1st May, 2025)
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), 'Tsumari In Bloom - Wrapping Cloth', 2018, print on polyester, released at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, from an ... read more
100.5 x 100.5cm
Sold for £500 inc.premium
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), 'Pumpkin (S)', 1992
Lot 181 (Urban & Contemporary Art, 19th Mar, 2025)
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese 1929-), 'Pumpkin (S)', 1992, screenprint in colours on wove paper, signed, titled, dated, and numbered from an edition of 150 ... read more
sheet: 37.5 x 28cm (framed)
Sold for £26,250 inc.premium