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

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

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 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

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

最傑出的草間彌生圖像傳記！「不只是描繪與致敬，更是一場對生命和藝術史的重新凝視。」《Buzz Magazine》、《Broken Frontier》、《Forces of Geek》齊力盛讚！大膽的圖像敘事，把墨守成規拋在腦後，隨著「圓點女王」的人生曲折起伏，在密集圓點中，一起狂喜昇華！★圓點，南瓜，密集，迷幻，鏡屋，軟雕塑，草間彌生帶領消費大眾進行一場文藝復興，在觀看藝術品時，我們到達了自己心底從未抵達的深處，命運、藝術、時尚、消費，失去了界限，我們因而突破生命的眼界。★只有圖像傳記能完整呈現圖像藝術大師的一生！賽門．艾略特在這本圖像傳記中，生動描繪草間彌生獨特藝術風格的起源與演變 ，以及她自述與精神狀態長年搏鬥的歷程，還有如何一步步成為國際藝術巨星。 完美捕捉草間彌生引領的文藝復興，細緻描述草間彌生的躁動與糾結，真摯的情懷，在他的筆尖迴盪，把我們靈魂深處的無限悸動與療癒感，直接說出來！行雲流水，一次盡覽草間彌生精髓。金句連連，經典意象處處！這本書呈現出你前所未見的草間彌生！　◎「絕佳構圖，將草間彌生的圓點巧妙完美融進圖像傳記中，無限延展、變形，讓我們真實看見劇情張力十足的人生！」──《Buzz Magazine》　◎「每個人都擁有不同的偏執，草間彌生之所以引起廣大共鳴，是因她毫無保留與世界共享自己那份近乎偏執的視覺世界，那是終於戰勝了一切的人所創造出來的世界。」──賽門．艾略特　◎「面對人生與病痛，我循著藝術的線索前行，在創作中找到一條讓自己活下去的道路。」──草間彌生　◎「從第一頁精彩到最後一頁，完全沉浸在草間式的華麗之中，驚呼連連！」──譯者　林俊宇★★＿＿最傑出的圖像傳記，描繪最傳奇的當代藝術大師！ 英國圖像作家賽門．艾略特，以高明敘事手法，在流暢節奏與鮮明構圖下，將草間彌生獨特的色彩、圓點、無限網等語彙，巧妙融入圖像傳記中，呼應草間彌生與精神疾病搏鬥的動盪痛苦，也濃縮出華麗深刻的藝術人生，被歐美圖像媒體評論為「最傑出的草間彌生圖像傳記」。 在描述草間彌生不同人生階段，艾略特巧妙使用草間該階段最具代表性的圖像元素。 例如，在描繪童年受苦於自身精神官能症，並被母親逼迫跟蹤父親出軌而目擊性愛畫面時，艾略特採用充滿圓點幻覺感的「波卡圓點」與「無限網」結構。在描繪草間彌生成名後心理狀態惡化時，則大幅抽離色彩，讓孤獨與狂妄感充分浮現。 艾略特也採用不規則分鏡

人物包含：Simone Biles 西蒙・拜爾斯 — 體操史上最偉大選手之一David Attenborough 大衛・艾登堡 — 自然紀錄片之父、環境守護者Leo Messi 里奧・梅西 — 世界足壇巨星、阿根廷傳奇Harry Styles 哈利・斯泰爾斯 — 流行歌手與時尚偶像Florence Nightingale 佛羅倫斯・南丁格爾 — 現代護理學創始人Usain Bolt 尤塞恩・博爾特 — 「閃電博爾特」，世界最速人類Mozart 莫札特 — 古典音樂天才作曲家Iris Apfel 愛瑞絲・艾普菲爾 — 時尚偶像與設計師Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 — 日本當代藝術家，「圓點女王」Vincent van Gogh 文森・梵谷 — 荷蘭後印象派畫家Mary Earps 瑪麗・厄普斯 — 英格蘭足球守門員、女子運動代表Vanessa Nakate 凡妮莎・納卡特 — 烏干達氣候行動倡議者Mae Jemison 梅・傑米森 — 首位非裔美國女性太空人Gandhi 聖雄・甘地 — 印度獨立運動精神領袖Katherine Johnson 凱瑟琳・強森 — NASA數學家，《關鍵少數》原型人物Rosa Parks 羅莎・派克斯 — 美國民權運動先驅，「拒絕讓座的勇氣」Charles Darwin 查爾斯・達爾文 — 進化論之父，《物種起源》作者Louis Pasteur 路易・巴斯德 — 微生物學先驅、疫苗與巴氏消毒法發明者Stevie Wonder 史提夫・汪達 — 音樂奇才與靈魂樂傳奇Stan Lee 史丹・李 — 漫威漫畫之父、超級英雄創造者Kylie Minogue 凱莉・米洛 — 澳洲流行音樂女王Mary Anning 瑪麗・安寧 — 化石獵人、女性古生物學先驅Dwayne Johnson 狄wayne・強森（巨石強森）— 演員、摔角冠軍與正能量象徵Leonard Cohen 李奧納・柯恩 — 詩人、歌手與思想家Unwrap some Christmas magic with this advent calendar of 24 mini books from the iconic Little People, BIG DREAMS series.Inside each envelope, children will find stories abo

★ 米飛兔70週年紀念出版，獻給孩子的第一本藝術啟蒙書！★ 跟著米飛走進大師的世界，一次認識梵谷、馬諦斯、草間彌生、芙烈達．卡蘿、安迪．沃荷等經典藝術家！★ 以迪克．布魯納鮮明俐落的圖像語言，帶孩子輕鬆看懂名畫的魅力！為紀念米飛兔七十週年推出的藝術啟蒙書，巧妙結合迪克．布魯納的經典插畫與世界知名藝術家的代表作品，帶孩子認識梵谷、馬諦斯、草間彌生等藝術大師。以簡潔文字與提問引導閱讀，讓孩子在親切可愛的陪伴中培養觀察力、美感與想像力，是最適合親子共讀的藝術入門書。Published to coincide with Miffy’s seventieth birthday, this beautiful art book introduces young children to some of the world’s most iconic artists.A joyful introduction to art for young children featuring Dick Bruna's bold illustrations in combination with iconic artworks by Frida Kahlo, Yayoi Kusama, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and Andy Warhol, among others.Published to coincide with Miffy's 70th birthday, this beautiful art book for children introduces young children to some of the world's most iconic artists.Miffy the rabbit needs no introduction - she's one of the best-loved bunnies in the world. Created by Dutch graphic designer Dick Bruna in 1955, Miffy has her 70th birthday in 2025. To mark the occasion, T&H introduces Miffy and the Artists

★草間彌生最完整回顧專書★☆橫跨80年創作生涯、收錄近200幅代表作彩圖☆擁有這本書，就像擁有一座隨時為你敞開的草間彌生美術館「時間終於向我投來善意的目光。但這已不再重要，因為我正奔向未來。」——草間彌生 你對草間彌生的印象是什麼？ 是作品中的南瓜和無限圓點？是作風狂放不羈的前衛女王？還是那個總是堅持不斷手繪重複圖案的刻苦藝術家？ 打開這本書，你將會走進草間彌生的世界： 〈訪談〉為草間與大阪國立美術館館長建畠晢的對談，草間自述如何因童年創傷及幻覺經驗走上創作之路，以及早年在紐約艱苦的創作生活；〈概述〉為藝術史學者蘿拉・霍普曼撰寫的專文，以兩萬字篇幅，回顧草間彌生於五零至九零年代的創作軌跡，以草間的重大人生事件，如移居紐約、重返日本為軸，搭配「無限之網」和「積累」系列、〈聚合：千船展〉、〈草間的偷窺秀〉、〈自戀庭園〉、「解剖爆炸」等指標性作品及乍現行動（happening），分析草間的創作動機，呈現草間在不同時期的創作風格及關注面向的流變。〈焦點〉針對草間1966年於德國展出的環境作品〈壓迫意象〉進行小篇幅特寫，這是草間進入歐洲大眾視野的代表作，也是她在環境藝術上的一大突破；〈詩選〉精選六首草間喜愛的日本詩人石川啄木之作，可一窺草間與石川創作心境的互相映射；〈書寫〉收錄較少見於臺灣的草間文字創作，包含5篇小說節錄、23首詩作，以及7篇乍現行動新聞稿，讀者得以展望草間的不同面向；〈補遺〉同樣是長篇幅專文，更新草間彌生進入二十一世紀後的創作，及又一次的風格轉向。正文結束後的「附錄」，則收錄超過500則與草間相關之專著、訪談、研究題名，收藏草間作品之博物館清單及全書作品圖片索引，最重要的是草間彌生的完整年表，詳列超過400件草間作品創作年份及展覽名稱地點，創作歷程一次掌握。 最終，闔上這本書，你會發現，這些都是草間彌生——或許也都不是，因為她從不願被定義、拒絕被貼上任何標籤；也許她仍是當年那個初次見到幻覺的小女孩，只想擺脫眼前的一切。而就在這不斷創作、不斷逃離又復返的過程裡，她早已為自己打造出一個可以忘卻肉身、拋開世俗羈絆的空間；她就像乘著一艘美麗的小船，緩緩駛向永恆，而我們只是幸運的站在岸邊，驚鴻一瞥。「我為了活下來所追求的自我革命，實際上是走向死亡的手段。我現在正處於為了讓靈魂安息而進行藝術創作的階段，而我擁抱這一切。」 本書收錄草間彌生近兩百幅代表作，範圍