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Yayoi Kusama — Dots Accumulation
Yayoi Kusama

Dots Accumulation

A mesmerizing composition by the iconic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, *Dots Accumulation* showcases her lifelong obsession with polka dots as a means of exploring infinity and self-obliteration. Rendered through precise etching on Vélin d'Arches paper, the work presents a dense, rhythmic clustering of dots that seem to pulse and expand across the surface. The full margins of the fine archival paper enhance the sense of boundless repetition, inviting the viewer into Kusama's signature visual universe of endless, hypnotic pattern.

Medium
Etching, on Vélin d'Arches paper, with full margins,

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January 22, 2015

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Yayoi Kusama, Dots Accumulation

A mesmerizing composition by the iconic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, *Dots Accumulation* showcases her lifelong obsession with polka dots as a means of exploring infinity and self-obliteration. Rendered through precise etching on Vélin d'Arches paper, the work presents a dense, rhythmic clustering of dots that seem to pulse and expand across the surface. The full margins of the fine archival paper enhance the sense of boundless repetition, inviting the viewer into Kusama's signature visual universe of endless, hypnotic pattern.

Medium
Etching, on Vélin d'Arches paper, with full margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Minimalist, Japanese, Etching, Repetition, Pattern, Whimsical, Polka Dots, Abstract, Obsessive, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Mark Weeble , Kylie Cohen, Nick Phoenix , Hamilton Selway Gallery