Yayoi Kusama - Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale London Thursday, June 27, 2024 | Phillips

Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale

London Auction 27 June 2024

  • “I was always standing at the centre of the obsession, over the passionate accretion and repetition inside of me.”
    —Yayoi Kusama

    • Provenance

      Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo
      Templon, Paris
      Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006

    • Exhibited

      Paddington, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Yayoi Kusama: Dots Obsession, 3-26 February 2005

    • Artist Biography

      Yayoi Kusama

      Japanese

      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 nonagenarian who still lives in Tokyo and steadfastly paints in her 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.

       
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Property of an Eminent Private European Collection

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Yayoi Kusama

A Nest of Human (A)

signed, titled and dated 'Yayoi Kusama 1994 A Nest of Human (A) [in Japanese]' on the reverse
mixed media
46.5 x 46.2 cm (18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1994, this work is accompanied by a registration card issued by the artist's studio.

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Estimate
£100,000 - 150,000 ‡

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Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale

London Auction 27 June 2024