Yayoi Kusama Nets Infinity QTA 2004 acrylic on canvas 44 1/8 x 57 1/2 in. (112 x 146 cm) Signed, titled, and dated "Yayoi Kusama, 2004, Nets-Infinity QTA" on the reverse.
Provenance OTA Fine Art, Tokyo Studio Guenzani, Milan Exhibited Modena, Galleria Civica di Modena, Yayoi Kusama Metamorphosis, September 15, 2006 - January 7, 2007 Literature Galleria Civica di Modena, Yayoi Kusama Metamorphosis, exh. cat., Modena, 2006, p. 28 Catalogue Essay "Nothing I do stays in the gallery space. Everything I do is a walk in my mind. There are no limits… As long as I have the energy, I will carry on. I’d like to live 200 or 300 years." - Yayoi Kusama (Yayoi Kusama in J. McCurry, "Coming Full Circle", The Guardian, June 6, 2009) The present lot, Nets Infinity QTA, 2004,is exemplary of the expansive and exciting career of Yayoi Kusama who has manifested her obsession with hypnotizing repetitive dot patterns in an ongoing series of Infinity Nets. The project has spanned almost the duration of her formidable career, which has taken many turns around the theme of Kusama’s private psychological challenges. Kusama’s work is not created with the intent of challenging conventions, rather she has invented her own visual language to convey the complexities of her own mind. Read More Artist Bio Yayoi Kusama Japanese • 1929 Named "the world's most popular artist" in 2015, it's not hard to see why Yayoi Kusama continues to dazzle contemporary art audiences globally. From her signature polka dots—"fabulous," she calls them—to her mirror-and-light Infinity Rooms, Kusama's multi-dimensional practice of making art elevates the experience of immersion. To neatly pin an artistic movement onto Kusama would be for naught: She melds and transcends the aesthetics and theories of many late twentieth century movements, including Pop Art and Minimalism, without ever taking a singular path. As an octogenarian who still lives—somewhat famously—in a psychiatric institution in Tokyo and steadfastly paints in her immaculate studio every day, Kusama honed her punchy cosmic style in New York City in the 1960s. During this period, she staged avant-garde happenings, which eventually thrust her onto the international stage with a series of groundbreaking exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1980s and the 45th Venice Biennale in 1993. She continues to churn out paintings and installations at inspiring speed, exhibiting internationally in nearly every corner of the globe, and maintains a commanding presence on the primary market and at auction. View More Works
Yayoi Kusama Nets Infinity QTA 2004 acrylic on canvas 44 1/8 x 57 1/2 in. (112 x 146 cm) Signed, titled, and dated "Yayoi Kusama, 2004, Nets-Infinity QTA" on the reverse.
Provenance OTA Fine Art, Tokyo Studio Guenzani, Milan Exhibited Modena, Galleria Civica di Modena, Yayoi Kusama Metamorphosis, September 15, 2006 - January 7, 2007 Literature Galleria Civica di Modena, Yayoi Kusama Metamorphosis, exh. cat., Modena, 2006, p. 28 Catalogue Essay "Nothing I do stays in the gallery space. Everything I do is a walk in my mind. There are no limits… As long as I have the energy, I will carry on. I’d like to live 200 or 300 years." - Yayoi Kusama (Yayoi Kusama in J. McCurry, "Coming Full Circle", The Guardian, June 6, 2009) The present lot, Nets Infinity QTA, 2004,is exemplary of the expansive and exciting career of Yayoi Kusama who has manifested her obsession with hypnotizing repetitive dot patterns in an ongoing series of Infinity Nets. The project has spanned almost the duration of her formidable career, which has taken many turns around the theme of Kusama’s private psychological challenges. Kusama’s work is not created with the intent of challenging conventions, rather she has invented her own visual language to convey the complexities of her own mind. Read More Artist Bio Yayoi Kusama Japanese • 1929 Named "the world's most popular artist" in 2015, it's not hard to see why Yayoi Kusama continues to dazzle contemporary art audiences globally. From her signature polka dots—"fabulous," she calls them—to her mirror-and-light Infinity Rooms, Kusama's multi-dimensional practice of making art elevates the experience of immersion. To neatly pin an artistic movement onto Kusama would be for naught: She melds and transcends the aesthetics and theories of many late twentieth century movements, including Pop Art and Minimalism, without ever taking a singular path. As an octogenarian who still lives—somewhat famously—in a psychiatric institution in Tokyo and steadfastly paints in her immaculate studio every day, Kusama honed her punchy cosmic style in New York City in the 1960s. During this period, she staged avant-garde happenings, which eventually thrust her onto the international stage with a series of groundbreaking exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1980s and the 45th Venice Biennale in 1993. She continues to churn out paintings and installations at inspiring speed, exhibiting internationally in nearly every corner of the globe, and maintains a commanding presence on the primary market and at auction. View More Works
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