Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi KusamaDive into the vibrant world of revered Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in this revised and expanded artists monograph. Kusama lived a difficult early life and as a result of her trauma she began having hallucinations of spots across her field of vision at the age of ten. Art gave her a way to translate this difficulty into something therapeutic for her as well as the viewer, and she pursued an art education that brought her to New York City in 1958.

Dive into the vibrant world of revered Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in this revised and expanded artist’s monograph. Kusama lived a difficult early life and as a result of her trauma she began having hallucinations of spots across her field of vision at the age of ten. Art gave her a way to translate this difficulty into something therapeutic for her as well as the viewer, and she pursued an art education that brought her to New York City in 1958. Kusama’s career broke through in the counter-cultural movements of the 1960’s and she continues to create work today in her nineties. This in-depth collection of her life’s work covers her early days of polka dots painted on nude figures in situ to the large-scale spotted pumpkin sculptures and Mirror/Infinity Rooms that are hallmarks of her aesthetic and breathtaking to experience. Featuring an interview with the artist by critic Akira Tatehata and essays by curators Laura Hoptman, Udo Kultermann and Catherine Taft, Yayoi Kusama is an inspiring testament to a life lived visually.

•10.25"W x 1"D x 11.75"H

•artwork by Yayoi Kusama

•text by Laura Hoptman and Udo Kultermann
•interview with Kusama by Akira Tatehata
•afterward by Catherine Taft
•hardcover
•240 pages