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Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生

born 1929, Japan
works Japan
Works by Yayoi Kusama include Collage, Installation, Sculpture and Book/Periodical.

There are 3 objects by Yayoi Kusama from the M+ Collection and the M+ Library Special Collection available online.

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Installation artwork in which six wigged, adult female mannequins stand around a grouping of four chairs and a table on which potted plants, fruits and tableware are placed, resembling a social setting. All objects are painted in Kusama’s infinity nets, a repeating pattern of convoluted loops rendered in bold colours.
Installation artwork in which six wigged, adult female mannequins stand around a grouping of four chairs and a table on which potted plants, fruits and tableware are placed, resembling a social setting. All objects are painted in Kusama’s infinity nets, a repeating pattern of convoluted loops rendered in bold colours.

Yayoi Kusama’s Obsessions and Obliterations

Discover the world of Yayoi Kusama and her concept of self-obliteration. Explore how her art reflects her life in this thought-provoking installation
4 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Collage of hundreds of ‘VIA AIR MAIL’ stickers stuck on paper. Each rectangular sticker has a thin red stripe at its top and a thin blue stripe along its bottom. The text is also printed in blue.
Collage of hundreds of ‘VIA AIR MAIL’ stickers stuck on paper. Each rectangular sticker has a thin red stripe at its top and a thin blue stripe along its bottom. The text is also printed in blue.

Repetition and Replication: Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Accumulation No.14a’

Beyond the polka dot: an exploration of Yayoi Kusama’s use of repetition and replication in her artwork
3 mins: 
M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
Photograph showing Kusama in a red bodysuit, lying on stuffed protrusions covered in red polka dots in a mirror room.
Photograph showing Kusama in a red bodysuit, lying on stuffed protrusions covered in red polka dots in a mirror room.

The Life of Yayoi Kusama: A Visual Chronology

Learn about the biography of Yayoi Kusama with an illustrated timeline from 1929 to now and witness the healing power of art
18 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article

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