Yayoi Kusama
2024
Book
Step into the vibrant and mesmerising world of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama with this immersive publication that explores eighty years of the artist's life and work, form her early works on paper and avant-garde performances to her immersive infinity rooms and large-scale paintings and sculptures. Discover the trademark pumpkins, flowers and polka dots that have captivated audiences worldwide. With a cover designed by the artist, Yayoi Kusama features over two hundred images alongside newly commissioned texts chronologically documenting the artist's career progression. Kusama's creative universe unfolds as each chapter offers insight into the motifs, themes and personal experiences that have shaped one of the greatest contemporary artists of our time.
Main title:
Yayoi Kusama / edited by Wayne Crothers and Miranda Wallace, with contributors.
Author:
Crothers, Wayne, 1961-, editorWallace, Miranda, editorNational Gallery of Victoria, host institution
Work:
Imprint:
Melbourne, Victoria : National Gallery of Victoria, 2024.©2024
Collation:
xxi, 261 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 30 cm
Notes:
"Published for the exhibition Yayoi Kusama, held at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1 December 2024 - 21 April 2025"--Colophon.
Contents:
1939-571958-721973-951996-now.
ISBN:
9781922398109 (hbk)9781922398109 (hardback)
Dewey class:
709.2
Language:
English
Subject:
Kusama, YayoiKusama, Yayoi -- ExhibitionsKusama, Yayoi -- Pictorial worksKusama, Yayoi -- Criticism and interpretationArt, Japanese -- 20th century -- ExhibitionsArt, Japanese -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksArt, Japanese -- 21st century -- ExhibitionsArt, Japanese -- 21st century -- Pictorial worksArtists -- Japan -- BiographyArtists -- Japan -- ExhibitionsExhibition catalogs
BRN:
816499
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Art and Culture | ARTS 709.2 KUSA | Available |