A "picture biography".
Tracing the output of this influential and accessible artist, this glossy-paged, image-filled monograph documents Kusama's life and work – from early pieces to recent installations that were presented as part of a travelling international exhibition, for which this catalogue was created. Alongside the sizeable body of works presented here, images from her sulphurous performances from the 70s and public installations are also included. The catalogue also contains essays from such contributors as
Diedrich Diedrichsen and
Lily van der Stokker and an extensive "picture biography" of the artist, which captures the artist alongside her works since 1959, whether in her studio or at exhibitions, festivals or performances.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Yayoi Kusama: Mirrored Years at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (August - October, 2008), at Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (February - June, 2009) and at City Gallery, Wellington.
After studying Nihonga, traditional Japanese painting, Yayoi Kusama (born 1929 in Japan) left Japan in the mid-1950s for the United States, where she rapidly established herself as a leading figure of the New York avant-garde. Embodying the spirit of the 1960s, her groundbreaking and unclassifiable work challenged the dominant aesthetic of the day, asserting great formal liberty through the use of multiple media, including painting, sculpture, video, installation, environment, and performance. Yayoi Kusama is considered one of the most important post-war and contemporary artists, with exhibitions all over the world. Her work is not only of historical importance, it also appeals to a young and broad audience, and defies art concepts such as Minimal and Pop Art.
Edited by Franck Gautherot.
Texts by
Diedrich Diedrichsen, Franck Gautherot, Jaap Guldemond, Seungduk Kim,
Lily van der Stokker.
Published with Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, City Gallery,Wellington.
published in 2009
English edition
17,5 x 24 cm (hardcover)
320 pages (200 color & b/w ill.)
ISBN : 978-2-84066-312-6
EAN : 9782840663126
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