KUSAMA YAYOI
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KUSAMA YAYOI is one of the most prominent avant-garde artists of postwar Japan, known for her diverse body of work spanning painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and literature. In 1957, she moved alone to the United States and began working from New York. During the 1960s, she gained attention for her use of polka dots and repetitive motifs, intersecting with movements such as minimalism, pop art, feminism, and anti-war activism, and earned international acclaim. Kusama's works frequently feature repeated motifs like polka dots, net patterns, and pumpkins—elements rooted in her hallucinations and obsessive thoughts. These motifs blur the boundaries between self and universe, reality and fantasy, creating immersive experiences. Her artistic language is deeply connected to her lifelong struggle with mental illness, and she has described art as "a means to survive." Her works are housed in major institutions around the world, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, and the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka. Kusama is regarded as one of the most renowned and influential female artists of our time.
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The works at the auction house
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KUSAMA YAYOI Self-Portrait
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2025/10/23
Estimate
JPY 1,300,000 - 1,800,000Result
Members only
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KUSAMA YAYOI Strawberry 2
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2025/10/23
Estimate
JPY 2,800,000 - 3,800,000Result
Members only
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KUSAMA YAYOI Summer
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2025/10/23
Estimate
JPY 6,800,000 - 8,800,000Result
Members only
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KUSAMA YAYOI Set of 3 Posters of Maison French-Japanese
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/10/16
Estimate
JPY 50,000 - 80,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Nets Infinity
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/10/16
Estimate
JPY 300,000 - 600,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Dots Infinity
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/10/16
Estimate
JPY 300,000 - 600,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI In Forest
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/10/16
Estimate
JPY 6,500,000 - 9,500,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Weeds
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/10/16
Estimate
JPY 13,000,000 - 25,000,000Result
Closed Auctions
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MoMA, KUSAMA YAYOI Infinity Nets Skateboard Triptych
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/04/21
Estimate
JPY 30,000 - 50,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Dots Obsession
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/04/21
Estimate
JPY 700,000 - 1,200,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Narcissus FLOWERS
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/04/21
Estimate
JPY 1,800,000 - 2,800,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Hat
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/04/21
Estimate
JPY 3,800,000 - 5,000,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Rose
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/04/21
Estimate
JPY 3,200,000 - 3,800,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Pumpkin
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/04/21
Estimate
JPY 12,000,000 - 18,000,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Red Pumpkin Naoshima
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2024/02/29
Estimate
JPY 50,000 - 80,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Flowers
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2023/10/19
Estimate
JPY 3,500,000 - 5,000,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI One of the Endless Narcissus
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2023/10/19
Estimate
JPY 500,000 - 800,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Fish
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2023/04/21
Estimate
JPY 3,800,000 - 5,200,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI High Heels (1)
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2023/04/21
Estimate
JPY 3,800,000 - 5,200,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Wave Crest
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2023/04/21
Estimate
JPY 5,000,000 - 8,000,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Hat
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2023/04/21
Estimate
JPY 2,200,000 - 3,200,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Pumpkins, Champagne
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/11/24
Estimate
JPY 80,000 - 180,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Visionary Light
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/11/24
Estimate
JPY 800,000 - 1,200,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Stars
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/11/24
Estimate
JPY 800,000 - 1,200,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Fish
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/11/24
Estimate
JPY 3,500,000 - 5,500,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Hat
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/11/24
Estimate
JPY 1,800,000 - 2,500,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Strawberry No.2
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/11/24
Estimate
JPY 2,500,000 - 3,600,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Pumpkin No.2
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/11/24
Estimate
JPY 3,800,000 - 5,500,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Heart
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/08/01
Estimate
JPY 1,200,000 - 1,800,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Pumpkin
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/08/01
Estimate
JPY 1,800,000 - 3,600,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Purple・Death has not come yet.
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/08/01
Estimate
JPY 8,000,000 - 12,000,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Pumpkins, Champagne
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/08/01
Estimate
JPY 50,000 - 150,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Pumpkin
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/07/07
Estimate
JPY 10,000 - 30,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Pumpkin
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/07/07
Estimate
JPY 10,000 - 30,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Purple Pumpkin with Black Spots
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/05/25
Estimate
JPY 10,000 - 30,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Red Pumpukin Naoshima
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/03/31
Estimate
JPY 30,000 - 50,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI b.1929
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2022/03/31
Estimate
JPY 180,000 - 250,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI A Chat Among Women
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2021/07/27
Estimate
JPY 800,000 - 1,200,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Dancing Pumpkin
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2021/03/29
Estimate
JPY 500,000 - 800,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Infinity Nets(H.O.T)
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2020/11/26
Estimate
JPY 6,000,000 - 12,000,000Result
Closed Auctions
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KUSAMA YAYOI Goldfish
OrganizerJo's Auction
Date 2019/07/30
Estimate
JPY 1,200,000 - 1,800,000Result
Closed Auctions