biografia di Yayoi KUSAMA (1929)

Personal data


Birth : 1929 - Matsumoto, Japan
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : Japan

Address

New York NY New York, United States

Professional data


Work and Life

1958:At age 27, she left her native Japan for New York and quickly established a reputation for herself as an avant-garde artist.

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Mixed media/canvas
Sculpture-Volume : Assemblage - Fabric creation - Inflatable structure
Photography :
Drawing-Watercolor : Gouache/paper

Works

Oven-Pan
Date of creation : 1963
Medium : Assemblage
Materials : metal-wood-textile material
Size : 9 x 18 x 24 inch
 
My Flower Bed
Date of creation : 1962
Medium : Assemblage
Size : 250 x 250 x 250 cm
 
The Man No. 6,
Date of creation : 1953-1963
Medium : Tempera, drawing
Size : 13 x 14 inch
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2008

Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
02/07/2008 – 03/20/2008

2005

Contemporary art museum – Hiroshima, Japan
2005 – 04/17/2005

Galerie Daniel Templon – Paris, France
01/15/2005 – 02/26/2005

2004

Steel Balls and soft, white objects
Robert Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
10/16/2004 – 11/13/2004

Paintings
Robert Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
03/18/2004 – 04/17/2004

2003

Galerie Pièce Unique – Paris, France
10/04/2003 – 11/22/2003

2002

Artcurial – Paris, France
2002 – 11/16/2002

Yayoi Kusama
Kunsthalle Wien im Museumsquartier – Vienna, Austria
2002

Yayoi Kusama
Kunsthalle – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
02/08/2002 – 04/28/2002

2001

Yayoi Kusama
Les Abattoirs – Espace d’art moderne et contemporain – Toulouse, France
10/05/2001 – 01/06/2002

2000

From Zero to Infinity: Yayoi Kusama in Context
Jack S Blanton Museum of Art – Austin TX, United States
06/02/2000 – 08/13/2000

1999

Yayoi Kusama Now
Kantor Gallery – Los Angeles CA, United States
1999

1998

Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968
LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Los Angeles CA, United States
1998

Yayoi Kusama Now
Robert Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
1998

Yayoi Kusama
MOT Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
1998

Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
07/09/1998 – 09/22/1998

1997

Yayoi Kusama: recent works and paintings from New York years
Baumgartner Gallery – New York NY, United States
1997

1996

Yayoi Kusama: the 1950s and 1969s
Paula Cooper Gallery – New York NY, United States
1996

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Templon – 30 rue Beaubourg – Paris, France

ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie – Wallstrasse 13 – Basel BS, Switzerland

2006

Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Studio Guenzani – Via Eustachi 10 – Milan MI, Italy

2004

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Pièce Unique – 4 Rue Jacques Callot – Paris, France

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Parkett Editions – 2nd floor 155 Avenue of the Americas – New York NY, United States

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Parkett Editions – 2nd floor 155 Avenue of the Americas – New York NY, United States

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Kamel Mennour – 60 rue Mazarine – Paris, France

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Claude Bernard Gallery – 900 Park Avenue – New York NY, United States

The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Pièce Unique – 4 Rue Jacques Callot – Paris, France

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Pièce Unique – 4 Rue Jacques Callot – Paris, France

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Parkett Verlag Gallery – Quellenstrasse 27 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : James Colman – 4 Montpelier street – London, United Kingdom

The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Peter Blum Gallery – 99 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Ugolini Daniele Arte – Via XXVII Aprile 49/R – Florence, Italy

ART2001 – The 13th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : James Hyman Fine Art Limited – 39 Belsize Square – London, United Kingdom

2000

Kunst 2000 Zürich, n° 7
Zürich ZH, Switzerland
11/24/2000 – 11/27/2000
Represented by : Parkett Editions – 2nd floor 155 Avenue of the Americas – New York NY, United States

ACAF 7 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building – Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/04/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Jean Art Gallery – Chongro Ku 7-38 Tongeui-Dong – Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea)

1999

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Bilinelli Lucien – 179 Avenue Brugmann – Brussels, Belgium


Group exhibitions

2006

Women’s Work, Large Scale Paintings 1970-1990
Greenberg Van Doren – New York NY, United States
03/22/2006 – 04/15/2006

2004

Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial Exhibition
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
03/11/2004 – 05/30/2004

Le Cabinet des Collages
D’Amelio Terras – New York NY, United States
01/10/2004 – 02/14/2004

2003

C’est arrivé demain – 7ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Lyon, France
09/18/2003 – 01/04/2004

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2003
Japan
07/20/2003 – 09/07/2003

Trésors publics, 20 ans de création dans les Fonds Régionaux d¿Art Contemporain : un tableau dans le décor
Musée du Château des Ducs de Bretagne – Nantes, France
06/28/2003 – 10/12/2003

Pour l’amour de Vénus
Donjon de Vez – Vez, France
06/14/2003 – 09/30/2003

2002

Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
Queensland Art Gallery – Brisbane QLD, Australia
09/12/2002 – 01/27/2003

St. Petri-Schnee
Migros Museum – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
06/15/2002 – 08/11/2002

2001

Facts of Life – Contemporary Japanese Art
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
10/04/2001 – 12/09/2001

Works on paper from Acconci to Zittel
Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001

Mega Wave : Towards a New Synthesis – Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art
Yokohama, Japan
09/02/2001 – 11/11/2001

2000

Biennale of Sydney , n° 12
Sydney NSW, Australia
05/26/2000 – 07/30/2000

AirAir – celebrating inflatables
Monaco, Monaco
2000

1999

Contemporary Classicism
Neuberger Museum of Art – Purchase NY, United States
1999

1998

Organic
Les Abattoirs – Espace d’art moderne et contemporain – Toulouse, France
1998

Roteiros – Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n°24
Parque do Ibirapuera – São Paulo, Brazil
10/03/1998 – 12/13/1998

1996

Inside the Visible : an elliptical traverse of 20th century art, in, of, and from the Feminine
ICA The Institute of Contemporary Art – Boston MA, United States
1996

Mode d’Emploi
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
1996

1995

Narcissistic Disturbance
Otis College of Art and Design – Los Angeles CA, United States
1995

1994

Japanese Art After 1945 Scream Against the Sky
Yokohama Museum of Art – Yokohama, Japan
1994

Japanese Art After 1945 Scream against the sky
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
1994

1993

Aperto 93 – 45° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
1993

1990

Multiplying Image
Hyogo Prefectural Museum – Kobe, Japan
1990

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Books

2002

Art Tomorrow
Publisher: Editions Terrail – Paris, France
Author: Lucie-Smith Edward – London, United Kingdom
2002
ISBN : 2879392497


Exhibition catalogues

2000

Yayoi Kusama : Early Drawings from the Collection of Richard Castellane
Publisher: Birmingham Museum of Art – 2000 8th Avenue North – Birmingham AL, United States
2000
ISBN : 0-931394-45-7

Biennale of Sydney 2000
Sydney NSW, Australia
2000
ISBN : 0959661999

1998

Love Forever : Yayoi Kusama 1958-1968
Publisher: LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art – 5905 Wilshire Boulevard – Los Angeles CA, United States
1998

1996

Yayoi Kusama : recent works
Publisher: Robert Miller Gallery – 524 West 26th Street – New York NY, United States
1996


Periodicals

2002

Bizarre vous avez dit bizart ?
in: Art Actuel n° 23 p. 39
Paris, France
11/2002-12/2002

2001

BERTRAND Valère – Kusama des pois et démesure
in: L’oeil n° 530 p. 22
Paris, France
08/2001

BOURUET-AUBERTOT Véronique – Yayoi Kusama : La fée aux petits pois
in: Beaux Arts Magazine n° 201 p. 80
Paris, France

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