About Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama used repetition to change how a surface or a space could be seen. Her Infinity Net paintings developed a field of small loops; her mirrored rooms extended repeated forms around the visitor.
Where to see Yayoi Kusama
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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2 recorded works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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2 recorded works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 recorded work
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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1 recorded work
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 recorded work
Centre national des arts plastiques
Paris, France
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1 recorded work
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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1 recorded work
Centraal Museum
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Where did Yayoi Kusama live and work?
Kusama was born in Matsumoto, Japan. She moved to the United States in 1957[2] and settled in New York in 1958, before returning to Japan in 1973. Her later studio practice was based in Tokyo.Why did Yayoi Kusama use pumpkins?
Pumpkins were familiar from her childhood surroundings. Victoria Miro connects the motif to her family’s cultivation of seeds and records Kusama’s description of pumpkin images as a form of self-portraiture.Was Kusama’s Narcissus Garden an official Venice Biennale entry?
Her 1966[2] Narcissus Garden was an unofficial installation and performance. Kusama later officially represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 1993. These were different events.What is Yayoi Kusama best known for?
Kusama is best known for Infinity Net paintings and mirrored installations. Her polka dots and pumpkins are recurring motifs across different media, rather than separate styles.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Yayoi Kusama's works across the following collections.
- [1] academic The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Grand Orgy to Awaken the Dead | art by Kusama Used for: notable works.
- [2] wikipedia Wikipedia: Yayoi Kusama Used for: biography.
- [3] academic The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Yayoi Kusama | Biography, Art, Infinity Mirrored Room, Pumpkin, & Facts Used for: biography.
- [4] academic Yayoi Kusama - Smarthistory Used for: biography.
- [5] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [6] book Dorling Kindersley, Artists: Inspiring Stories of the World's Most Creative Minds Used for: biography.
- [7] museum An Introduction to Yayoi Kusama Used for: biography.
- [8] museum Yayoi Kusama. Accumulation. 1962 Used for: museum holdings.
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