KUSAMA

The definitive catalog offering an in-depth exploration of Yayoi Kusama's seven-decade career, including rare early works and new productionsThis catalog accompanies the Fondation Beyeler's major autumn 2025 exhibition dedicated to the celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (born 1929). As the first retrospective of Kusama's work in Switzerland, this landmark publication offers a comprehensive exploration of her more than seven-decade career. Developed in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, the catalog presents an in-depth look at Kusama's diverse body of work, from her early creations—some never before seen in Europe—to her most iconic pieces, as well as new productions and one of her renowned Infinity Mirror rooms. Richly illustrated, the catalog examines Kusama's signature artistic language, characterized by obsessive repetition and boundless mirrored spaces that transport viewers into infinite realms. It serves as an essential reference for anyone seeking to unders

An updated edition of the acclaimed monograph, celebrating one of the most iconic and revolutionary artists of our time."Yayoi Kusama transcended the art world to become a fixture of popular cultu

Yayoi Kusama is the most famous artist to emerge from Japan in the period following World War II. Part of a burgeoning international art scene in the early 1960s, she exhibited in New York with Andy W

This book comes in three different color patterns (all with the same cover design).The most comprehensive book devoted to the incomparable and iconic work of Yayoi Kusama. Yayoi Kusama, now in her eig

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) is arguably Japan's most famous living artist. Her originality, innovation and powerful desire to communicate have propelled her through a career that has spanne

In her most personal book to date, Yayoi Kusama brings us into her private world through poetic recollections, giving insight into her creative process and the essential role language plays in her wor

World-renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has worked in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, performance art, and installation. Kusama's iconic Infinity Mirror Rooms, which originated

Japanese painter, sculptor, writer, installation and performance artist Yayoi Kusama has been in the vanguard of contemporary art for sixty years. Best known for her use of patterns of dots (which she

Learn about incredible story of Yayoi Kusama! The groundbreaking contemporary artist who covered the world in dots. Little Yayoi grew up in Japan and loved creating art. Although her parents didn't approve of her pastime, Yayoi continued to express herself through painting and drawing. One day, at around ten years old, she had an intense vision. All of a sudden, she felt as though she was in a field of talking flowers, their heads looked like little dots going on forever and ever, and she was becoming part of them . . . This vision influenced Yayoi's art for decades to come. From drawings and paintings to sculptures and installations, she mesmerized audiences with her dot-covered creations, using her work to show others how she experienced the world. Yayoi has been open about her mental health challenges and has helped break down inaccurate views on mental illness. In her forties, she took the decision to move into a psychiatric hospital and, from a studio nearby, she continues working

A major career survey of Yayoi Kusama, published in collaboration with M+, Hong Kong, to accompany M+’s first Special Exhibition, Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, from 12 November 2022 to 14 May 2023A major career survey of Yayoi Kusama, one of the most widely admired and popular artists of our time, published in collaboration with M+, Hong Kong, to accompany M+’s first Special Exhibition, Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, from 12 November 2022 to 14 May 2023.Yayoi Kusama is that rare thing: an artist who has achieved truly global acclaim. In a wide-ranging career spanning seven decades and multiple media, she has established profound connections with audiences around the world. Emerging at the forefront of artistic experimentation in Asia in the mid-20th century, Kusama soon became a central figure in the New York art scene of the 1960s. Today, Kusama continues to communicate her highly personal and spiritual world view through her art.Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now is the most comprehensive survey of

Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biog

Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biog

「我，Kusama，就是現代的 Alice in Wonderland。」Yayoi Kusama 如此形容自己。她是當代最知名、同時也最令人好奇的日本藝術家之一，從1950、60年代的前衛藝術現場，到今日以圓點、裝置與繪畫聞名全球，漫長的創作生涯本身就是一段獨特的藝術史。本書收錄於 Lives of the Artists 系列，以篇幅精簡、容易閱讀的傳記形式，梳理 Yayoi Kusama 的重要人生階段：早年參與國際前衛藝術潮流、在紐約反文化圈活躍，1970年代返回日本，以及1977年住進精神醫療機構後持續不輟的創作。她對圓點圖案的長期探索，發展出數十年來極具辨識度的繪畫與裝置，也使她成為全球最受矚目的當代藝術家之一。● Lives of the Artists 系列作品，以簡潔易讀的篇幅介紹重要藝術家的生平與創作● 從1950、60年代前衛藝術、紐約反文化圈到返回日本，梳理 Yayoi Kusama 的重要人生歷程● 從圓點、繪畫到大型裝置，理解她如何建立鮮明的個人藝術語言與國際影響力In the Lives of the Artists series: highly readable short biographies of the most-popular artists.“I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.” — Yayoi KusamaNonagenarian Japanese artist is simultaneously one of the most famous and most mysterious artists on the planet. A wild child of the 1950s and 1960s, she emerged out of the international Fluxus movement to launch naked happenings in New York and went on to become a doyenne of that city's counter-cultural scene.In the early 1970s, she returned to Japan and by 1977 had checked herself i

從日本鄉間出發，走向紐約藝術圈，再成為享譽全球的當代藝術家，Yayoi Kusama 的人生始終與創作緊密相連。本書是第一本以圖像小說形式完整描繪 Yayoi Kusama 生涯的傳記作品，透過鮮明畫面，帶領讀者沿著她的人生與藝術軌跡一路前行。年輕時，Yayoi Kusama 毅然離開日本，前往美國追尋藝術理想，並在1960年代活躍蓬勃的紐約藝術圈找到自己的位置。其後她返回日本，持續不斷地創作，並在21世紀成為國際藝術界極具辨識度的人物。本書將個人生涯、時代背景與藝術發展交織呈現，適合想從故事開始認識 Yayoi Kusama 的讀者。The first graphic novel on the world-wide cult artist Yayoi KusamaFrom rural Japan to international icon - Yayoi Kusama has spent her remarkable life immersed in her art.Follow her incredible journey in this vivid graphic biography which details her bold departure from Japan as a young artist, her embrace of the buzzing New York art scene in the 1960s, and her eventual return home and rise to twenty-first-century super-fame.

Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama’s matchless creativity and originality have been captivating the world since she moved from Matsumoto, her hometown in Nagano, Japan, to the USA in 1958. In the last te

Documents the artist's exhibition in New York in late 2017, featuring a selection of paintings from her iconic My Eternal Soul series, new large-scale flower sculptures, a polka-dotted environment and

This colourful children’s book tells the story of the renowned artist Yayoi Kusama and her quest to cover the world in polka dots – from here to infinity! Growing up in the mountains of Japan, Yayoi

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) is one of the most talked-about artists working today. This remarkable memoir reveals her to be a fascinating figure, channeling her obsessive neurosis into an a

一片一片拼起 Yayoi Kusama 的藝術世界。這款由 Laurence King Publishing 推出的1000片拼圖，以 Laura Callaghan 細節豐富的插畫，將 Yayoi Kusama 從1960年代紐約到今日東京的藝術生涯濃縮在一幅熱鬧的畫面中。拼圖裡不只有藝術家本人，還能找找她的朋友、伴侶、合作夥伴，以及散落各處的作品線索與經典圓點元素。拼圖完成後約為 42 × 59.4 公分，適合裱框展示；盒內另附一張同為 42 × 59.4 公分的摺疊收藏海報，收錄 Yayoi Kusama 生平與作品的趣味知識。1000片拼圖片厚實耐用，適合喜歡藝術與拼圖的讀者，在拼砌過程中慢慢發現畫面裡的豐富細節。● 1000片藝術拼圖，由 Laura Callaghan 以細密插畫呈現 Yayoi Kusama 的人生、人物與作品元素● 從1960年代紐約到今日東京，畫面藏有藝術家、友人、合作夥伴及經典圓點等豐富細節● 完成尺寸約 42 × 59.4 公分，另附同尺寸摺疊收藏海報，介紹 Yayoi Kusama 生平與創作This 1000-piece puzzle features the world of Yayoi Kusama in mind-blowing detail.The 1000-piece World of Yayoi Kusama jigsaw puzzle by Laurence King Publishing is an art puzzler's dream. Jigsaw puzzles are back as a wellness trend and this beautifully illustrated one is sure to help you relax while immersing yourself in the life of Yayoi Kusama. From 1960s New York to today's Tokyo, there's a huge cast of extras – her friends, lovers and collaborators. Discover references to her artworks and her love of the polka dot. Onc

A clever, quirky book about one of the world's most beloved contemporary artists - aimed at young readers and written from Kusama's point of view!Yayoi Kusama covers her paintings in hundreds and hund