Yayoi Kusama

Japanese | 1929

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1929. Her work is currently being shown at multiple venues like SFMOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Numerous key galleries and museums such as SFMOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art have featured Yayoi Kusama's work in the past.Yayoi Kusama's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 1 USD to 10,496,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 10,496,000 USD for Untitled (Nets), sold at Phillips New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, her paintings have averaged 919,623 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 118,969 USD.Yayoi Kusama has been featured in articles for The Guardian, Made In Bed and ArtDaily. The most recent article is Observer’s 2025 March Art Fair Calendar written for Observer in February 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Kusama Yayoi

Featured for Sale

Pumpkin – Red ,2015

By Yayoi Kusama

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

Pumpkin ,1993

By Yayoi Kusama

SBI Art Auction

Yayoi Kusama - Plush Pumpkin White (Dots Obsession ,2016

By Yayoi Kusama

TGP Auction

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At Auction

Notable Lots

PUMPKIN

By Yayoi Kusama

+68%

above mid-estimate

Pumpkin (TWPOT) ,2010

By Yayoi Kusama

+220%

above mid-estimate

Nets 39 ,1998

By Yayoi Kusama

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Upcoming Lots

Pumpkin (red) ,2011

By Yayoi Kusama

Sworders

Pumpkin (black and red) ,2011

By Yayoi Kusama

Sworders

Pumpkin (green) ,2011

By Yayoi Kusama

Sworders

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Infinite Net (Red & Black) - Yayoi Kusama

Infinite Net (Red & Black) ,1929

By Yayoi Kusama

Lawsons

Love Forever (Red)

By Yayoi Kusama

Lawsons

Yayoi Kusama - Plush Pumpkin Yellow (Dots Obsession - Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama - Plush Pumpkin Yellow (Dots Obsession ,2016

By Yayoi Kusama

TGP Auction

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Recent Auction Results

Yellow Pumpkin” / ”Red Pumpkin - Yayoi Kusama

Yellow Pumpkin” / ”Red Pumpkin ,2015

By Yayoi Kusama

+112%

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Grisebach

Naoshima (Pumpkin Yellow)

By Yayoi Kusama

Absolute Auction

Assiette

By Yayoi Kusama

Absolute Auction

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Current Exhibitions

Bright & Bold: A Celebration of Pop Art

David Benrimon Fine Art

Midtown | New York | USA

Jan 30,2025 - Feb 28,2025

In Dialogue

Ota Fine Arts, Singapore

Singapore | Singapore

Jan 11,2025 - Mar 01,2025

Icons of Feminist Art

Galerie Glaab

Bern | Switzerland

Jan 18,2025 - Mar 08,2025

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Articles

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Coverage

“ ..Kusama nowadays is well known for her colourful and 'pop' works, as well as polka dots and pumpkin motifs, however the starting point can be said to be the monochrome 'Infinity Net' series... ”
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Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo

“ ..Although the artist is now well-known for her colourful and 'pop' artworks, as well as polka dots and pumpkin motifs, the 'Infinity Nets' series could be said to be her starting point... ”
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Ota Fine Arts, Singapore

“ ..Well-known for her repeating dot patterns, her art encompasses an astonishing variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance and immersive installation... ”
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Tate Modern

“ ..Kusama is especially well known for these endlessly replicated polka-dots... ”
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HAM, Helsinki Art Museum

“ ..Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) is well known for her universe of fresh colors and sprawling patterns that cover the surface of paintings, sculptures and entire rooms... ”
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Henie Onstad Art Center