Yayoi Kusama is something rare: an artist who has achieved truly global acclaim. In a broad career spanning seven decades and various 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 quickly became a central figure in the New York art scene of the 1960s. Today, Kusama continues to communicate her very personal and spiritual worldview through her art.
Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now is the most comprehensive survey of her work to date. Structured around six thematic sections, "Infinity," "Accumulation," "The Biocosmic," "Radical Connectedness," "Death" and "Life Force," the volume highlights aesthetic and philosophical concerns at the core of the artist's oeuvre.
In addition to a selection of Kusama's writings, some of which have never been published before, the book includes correspondence with Georgia O'Keeffe, an interview with critic and curator Yoshie Yoshida and a roundtable discussion among leading authorities in the field. The book also includes essays on various aspects of Kusama's practice and a detailed visual chronology of her life. Appealing not only to those already familiar with Kusama and her work, but also to anyone discovering it for the first time, this monograph reveals an artist who, although shaped by international artistic movements, remains deeply connected to the traditions and culture of her native Japan.
Specifications
Title: Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now
Author: Doryun Chong, Mika Yoshitake
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Size: 280 x 221 x 42 mm
Size: 400 pages
Weight: 2170 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780500025857
