Yayoi Kusama
lemon squash（Ⅱ） （Kusama 170）
1992
Lithograph ed.50
44.6 × 31.7cm
Frame:51.5 ×41.7cm
Signed, titled, year of creation and edition number:
There is a seal of Kasuya no Mori Contemporary Art Museum on the back:
Framed (frame is new):
*Only the back board is reused as there is a seal of “Kasuya no Mori Contemporary Art Museum”:
Image size: 28.4 × 23.0 cm
Delivery of this piece within Japan will take approximately 1 week to 10 days.
ABOUT Yayoi Kusama
He is probably the most famous avant-garde artist in Japan. He has been creating fantastical works since his childhood and has been based in the United States since 1957. His works with flamboyant polka dots are representative of his work, and his appearance, way of life, and many other aspects of his work have been the talk of the town. His collaboration with Louis Vuitton has also become a topic of conversation.
His popularity at auctions in Japan and abroad is outstanding. His large works are consistently sold for hundreds of millions of yen. In Japan and other Asian countries, concrete works with pumpkins and flowers as motifs are popular, but in Europe and the United States, abstract works with dots (polka dots), nets (meshes), etc. are more popular. Many department stores in Japan carry his works, and many people are surprised at the prices of his small-sized originals. The high quality of his prints has led to many of his prints recently selling for over 1 million yen at auctions. Especially since the beginning of 2013, prices have skyrocketed dramatically.
BIOGRAPHY
1929 Born in Nagano Prefecture, began painting as a young girl, using polka dots and nets as motifs.1948: Studied Japanese painting at Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts; 1957: moved to the U.S. 1966: exhibited at the Venice Biennale 1973: returned to Japan. won the 10th Wild Age Newcomer Award for「Christophers Manwhore Cave」1989: solo exhibition at the International Contemporary Art Center in New York 2000: 50th Art Encouragement Prize from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2001: Asahi Prize 2003: Officier de la Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France. In 2004, 「KUSAMATRIX」was held at Mori Art Museum and Sapporo Art Museum. 2009, Yayoi Kusamas exhibition was held at Gagosian Gallery, one of the mega-galleries.
Main exhibition history since 2018
2018
YAYOI KUSAMA: 「THE LONGING FOR MY LOVE ALL BEGAN FROM MY HEART」Ota Fine Arts
Yayoi Kusama, SEIZAN Gallery
Flower Garden: Yayoi Kusama, MAKI
2019
Yayoi Kusma: 「Self-Obliteration in Three Parts」 The Missing Plinth
Yayoi Kusama「 Prints, Multiples and Open Editions」 LougherContemporary
2021
Yayoi Kusama Prints 2011/2012, art&emotion Fine Art Gallery
「Kusama: Infinity」David Benrimon Fine Art
2022
Yayoi Kusama「 Sculptures and Prints」 Manabia Fine Arts
Yayoi Kusama「 DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE, Fondation Phi KUSAMA PUMPKIN,」Artree
Yayoi Kusama 「Between Heaven and Earth」Galerie Von Vertes
2023
Yayoi Kusama, Manabia Fine Arts
2024
Yayoi Kusama, prints, Manabia Fine Arts
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