KUSAMA YAYOI Strawberry 2

• LOT

  818

• Artist

  KUSAMA YAYOI ( 1929 - )

• Estimate

  2,800,000 - 3,800,000 140,000 - 190,000 147,368 - 200,000 560,000 - 760,000 18,667 - 25,333

  JPY RMB HKD TWD USD

• Result

  JPY4,100,000

• Details

  white bronze　　1994
  dated and signed
  numbered, stamped signature and dated on the bottom
  ED.30
  accompanied by a certificate with the artist's signature issued by gallery KURA
  original mould executed in 1974, this artwork executed in 1994
  Provenance: A Gallery in TOKYO
  
  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.　
  
  H:24.0cm L:23.0cm W:20.0cm
  (H: 9 ½ in. L: 9 in. W: 7 ⅞ in.)　

• Organizer

  Jo's Auction

• Auction

  Jo’s Auction Autumn Auction of Art Works 2025

• Catalog

  Contemporary Art/Modern&Post-War Art

• Date

  2025/10/23