Artworks from almost 80 years

Yayoi Kusama receives retrospective at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Born in 1929, Yayoi Kusama is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th and early 21st centuries. The Tel Aviv Museum of Art will bring together works from Kusama's long career in this retrospective beginning November 15, 2021.

November 15, 2021

Yayoi Kusama studied painting in Kyoto in the 1940s, first in the traditional Japanese style, then in the so-called »yoga« style, which was influenced by Western painting. In the late 1950s, encouraged by the painter Georgia O'Keeffe, Kusama moved to the United States. She became known primarily in New York, and her reputation quickly reached Europe as well.

Recent auction results of Kusama

Yayoi Kusama - Pumpkin (Red & Yellow)
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Prints & Multiples Online
July 2024
Bonhams, Paris (Online Auction)
Est.: 500 - 700 EUR
Realised: 614 EUR
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Yayoi Kusama - Naoshima Red Pumpkin
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Prints & Multiples Online
July 2024
Bonhams, Paris (Online Auction)
Est.: 300 - 400 EUR
Realised: 358 EUR
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Yayoi Kusama - Pumpkin (red)
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Prints & Multiples Online
July 2024
Bonhams, Paris (Online Auction)
Est.: 250 - 350 EUR
Realised: not available
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Yayoi Kusama - Pumpkin (yellow)
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Prints & Multiples Online
July 2024
Bonhams, Paris (Online Auction)
Est.: 250 - 350 EUR
Realised: 282 EUR
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Yayoi Kusama - La Grande Dame, 2012
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Prints & Multiples Online
July 2024
Bonhams, Paris (Online Auction)
Est.: 500 - 700 EUR
Realised: not available
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Yayoi Kusama - Pumpkin
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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 2024
Phillips, Hong Kong Auction
Est.: 3.200.000 - 4.200.000 HKD
Realised: 4.699.000 HKD
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Yayoi Kusama - Lotto di due elementi
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20th/21st Century Milan Online Sale
June 2024
Christies, Milan (Online Auction)
Est.: 1.000 - 1.500 EUR
Realised: 1.260 EUR
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Yayoi Kusama - A Nest of Human (A)
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Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale
June 2024
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Yayoi Kusama - Pumpkin (White Y) (K. 150)
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Editions, Photographs and Design
June 2024
Phillips, Hong Kong Auction
Est.: 300.000 - 500.000 HKD
Realised: 304.800 HKD
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Yayoi Kusama - Pumpkin (Red & Yellow)
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Prints & Multiples
June 2024
Bonhams, London (Online Auction)
Est.: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Realised: 896 GBP
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In her long career, Kusama has worked in many artistic media besides painting, including collage, sculpture, video, performance, installation, as well as fashion and music. In recent years, her Infinity Mirrored Rooms and other expansive installations have attracted particular attention. For the Tel Aviv exhibition, Kusama exclusively developed two installations that will be exhibited alongside her Infinity Mirrored Room The Eternally Infinite Light of the Universe Illuminating the Quest for Truth.

This retrospective was organized jointly with the Gropius Bau in Berlin, where a comprehensive Kusama exhibition was already held from April to August this year. In Tel Aviv, the works of the world-famous artist will be on display until April 23, 2022.Art.Salon

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