UESHIMA MUSEUM The 3rd Collection Exhibition “The Image Burns, Distorts, and Sublimates into Light” 2026.9.2 —

YAYOI KUSAMA

靴を履いて野にゆこう / Going to the Field with Shoes On

All works in the collection (4)

  • 今こそわが芸術のおとづれをまっているワタシ　ハナバナしいわが心のナグサメのおとづれをまっている　いつ年月をえてしらぬまにわたしは　今日のわたしはさみしかったので空の白いクモみつめたのだ / I who await the arrival, any moment now, of my art Awaiting the arrival of my heart's glorious consolation Years passed before I knew it Because I felt lonely today I watched a white cloud in the sky Title: 今こそわが芸術のおとづれをまっているワタシ　ハナバナしいわが心のナグサメのおとづれをまっている　いつ年月をえてしらぬまにわたしは　今日のわたしはさみしかったので空の白いクモみつめたのだ / I who await the arrival, any moment now, of my art Awaiting the arrival of my heart's glorious consolation Years passed before I knew it Because I felt lonely today I watched a white cloud in the sky
    Year: 2021
    Medium: acrylic on canvas
    Dimensions: 72.7 x 91 cm (28 5/8 x 35 7/8 in.)
  • Waves Washing Ashore Title: Waves Washing Ashore
    Year: 1978
    Medium: enamel on paper
    Dimensions: 27.2 x 24.2 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
  • Pumpkin (GT) Title: Pumpkin (GT)
    Year: 1996
    Medium: screenprint with color (raisonné No.229)
    Dimensions: image: 29.8 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) sheet: 40.0 x 32.5 cm (15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.)
  • 靴を履いて野にゆこう / Going to the Field with Shoes On Title: 靴を履いて野にゆこう / Going to the Field with Shoes On
    Year: 1979
    Medium: Screen print in colors
    Dimensions: 50.5 x 65 cm (19 7/8 x 25 5/8 in.)
Born in Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture, Japan in 1929. Kusama graduated from Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts in 1949 (currently Kyoto City Dohda Senior High School of Art). Admired and appreciated around the world for her iconic works such as “Infinity Net” and “Pumpkin”, Kusama is undoubtedly one of the most significant Japanese artists of our time. Suffering from hallucinations since childhood, Kusama’s drawings are filled with numerous dots and nets as if produced purposely to protect herself. She moved to the United States in the late 1950s, and in the early years of her career, she vigorously continued to produce works such as "Happening" (performances) and sculptures reminiscent of male genitalia and has gained recognition for being the "queen of the avant-garde". She was highly acclaimed by leading figures in the American art scene at the time, such as Joseph Cornell and Donald Judd, and her pioneering spirit that is commonly said to have inspired Claes Oldenburg's creation of soft sculptures installations. Kusama’s tremendous creativity continues to this day, showing no sign of drying up. She was the representative of the Japanese Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1993, and her touring exhibition "YAYOI KUSAMA" held from 2011 to 2012 at Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid), The Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate Modern (London), and Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) gained extraordinary popularity. Kusama has also collaborated with Louis Vuitton (since 2012) and has worked with Marc Jacobs, who was the designer of brand.
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