Yayoi KUSAMA
Japanese 1929
Kusama was born in Matsumoto City in Nagano, Japan. An artist with a history of mental illness since childhood, Kusama’s visual and aural hallucinations inspired thematic motifs throughout her artistic career. In 1948, Kusama left home to study traditional Japanese Nihonga painting in Kyoto, but found the environment too stifling and eventually moved to New York in 1957, where she joined the avant-garde scene and worked alongside important artistic figures such as Donald Judd, Joseph Cornell, and Andy Warhol. During this period, Kusama completed some of her most important series, including her renowned Infinity Nets. Kusama has expanded her impressive repertoire to include painting, collage, sculpture, film-making, design and even writing. Currently based in Tokyo, her most recent work includes a collaboration with fashion giant Louis Vuitton for their Fall 2012 collection.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Queensland Art Gallery – Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
“Yayoi Kusama” The First Community Center, Matsumoto, Japan, 1952
“Yayoi Kusama” Zoe Dusanne Gallery, Seattle, USA, 1957
“Recent Paintings: Yayoi Kusama” Stephen Radich Gallery, New York, USA, 1961
“Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show” Gertrude Stein Gallery, New York, USA, 1963
“Kusama's Peep Show/ Endless Love Show” R. Castellane Gallery, New York, USA, 1966
“Yayoi Kusama” Musee des Beaux-Arts de Calais, Calais, France, 1986
“Yayoi Kusama: Retrospective” Center for International Contemporary Arts, New York, USA, 1989
“Yayoi Kusama” The 45th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, 1993
“Love Forever: YAYOI KUSAMA 1958-1968” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA; The Museum Modern Art, New York, USA; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan, 1998-1999
“Yayoi Kusama” Le consortium, Dijon, France; Maison de la culture du Japon, Paris， France; Kunsthallen Brants Kædefabrik, Odense, Denmark; Les Abattoirs, Toulouse, France; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria; Artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea; Artsonje Museum, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, 2001-2003
“Yayoi Kusama Prints & Pumpkin Ceramic Object Exhibition” Jean Art Center, Seoul, Korea, 2003
“Yoyoi Kusama” Kunstverein Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany; Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland, 2004
“Yayoi Kusama Metamorphosis” Galleria Civica Modena, Modena, Italy, 2006
“Yayoi Kusama: Dots Obsession - Dots Transformed into Love" Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany; WIELS, Brussel, Belgium; La Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France, 2008
“Yayoi Kusama” Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA, 2012
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Pears
1978
Marker pen on paperboard
24.3 x 27.3 cm
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Estimate
550,000 - 650,000 141,000 - 167,000 18,100 - 21,400 125,000 - 148,000
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Sold Price
500,000 126,904 16,218 112,613
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Pumpkins (Yellow, Red, Green) (a set of 3)
1998
Resin, edition 5/30
9.5 (L) x 9 (W) x 8.5 (H) cm (each)
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Estimate
900,000 - 1,200,000 231,000 - 308,000 29,600 - 39,500 205,000 - 273,000
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Sold Price
1,920,000 487,310 62,277 432,432
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Pumpkin
1983
Mixed media (unique)
6(L) x 6(W) x 5.3(H) cm
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Estimate
800,000 - 900,000 206,000 - 231,000 26,300 - 29,600 182,000 - 205,000
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Sold Price
1,140,000 289,340 36,977 256,757
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Town
1995
Etching, edition 50/100
38 x 28.5 cm
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Estimate
90,000 - 120,000 23,000 - 31,000 3,000 - 3,900 20,000 - 27,000
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Sold Price
288,000 73,096 9,342 64,865
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Pistils and Stamens
1994
Etching, edition 4/75
63 x 45.5 cm
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Estimate
220,000 - 320,000 57,000 - 82,000 7,200 - 10,500 50,000 - 73,000
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Sold Price
408,000 103,553 13,234 91,892
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Pumpkin
Mixed media (painted; unique)
2.9(L) x 2.8 (W) x 2.7(H) cm
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Estimate
60,000 - 120,000 15,000 - 31,000 2,000 - 3,900 14,000 - 27,000
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Sold Price
216,000 54,822 7,006 48,649
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Dots Obsession - Alive, Seeking for Eternal Hope (Glass House Snow Globe)
2016
Glass, mixed media, edition 88/300
10 (L) x 10 (W) x 12.5 (H) cm
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Estimate
20,000 - 40,000 5,000 - 10,000 700 - 1,300 5,000 - 9,000
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Sold Price
60,000 15,228 1,946 13,514
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Flowers
1996
Acrylic on canvas
18 x 14 cm
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Estimate
9,000,000 - 11,000,000 2,314,000 - 2,828,000 296,000 - 361,700 2,045,000 - 2,500,000
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Sold Price
9,600,000 2,436,548 311,385 2,162,162
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Pumpkin
1990
Acrylic on canvas
15.8 x 22.7 cm
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Estimate
11,000,000 - 14,000,000 2,828,000 - 3,599,000 361,700 - 460,400 2,500,000 - 3,182,000
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Sold Price
12,000,000 3,045,685 389,231 2,702,703
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Pumpkin
1998
Bronze, edition 65/100
27(L) x 27(W) x 28(H) cm
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Estimate
1,000,000 - 2,000,000 257,000 - 514,000 32,900 - 65,800 227,000 - 455,000
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Sold Price
3,120,000 791,878 101,200 702,703
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