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Yayoi Kusama — Mushroom
Yayoi Kusama

Mushroom

1980

"Mushroom" by Yayoi Kusama is an acrylic painting that exemplifies the artist's obsessive use of repetition and pattern as both aesthetic and psychological expression. The work features Kusama's signature polka dot motif applied across a mushroom form, creating a hypnotic visual field that reflects her exploration of infinity and her efforts to transcend individual consciousness through infinitely repeating elements. This piece is representative of Kusama's broader practice of using organic forms and dotted surfaces to negotiate between the personal and the universal.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction

November 21, 2024

Estimate: $4,000,000$6,000,000

Lot 35

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Yayoi Kusama, Mushroom, 1980

"Mushroom" by Yayoi Kusama is an acrylic painting that exemplifies the artist's obsessive use of repetition and pattern as both aesthetic and psychological expression. The work features Kusama's signature polka dot motif applied across a mushroom form, creating a hypnotic visual field that reflects her exploration of infinity and her efforts to transcend individual consciousness through infinitely repeating elements. This piece is representative of Kusama's broader practice of using organic forms and dotted surfaces to negotiate between the personal and the universal.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Year
1980
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Surreal, Bold, Psychedelic, Infinity Mirror Rooms, Immersive, Acrylic On Canvas, Mushroom, Polka Dot Pattern, Japanese, Japanese Artist, Polka Dot, Obsessive Repetition, Installation Art, Kusama Pumpkin, Repetition, Whimsical, Psychedelic Aesthetic, Contemporary Art, 20th-21st Century, Colorful, Polka Dots, Abstract, Contemporary

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