Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
Language: English
Print Length: 268 pages
ISBN-10: 3775760334
ISBN-13: 978-3775760331
Dimensions: 8.07 × 0.79 × 10.24 inches
The definitive catalog exploring Yayoi Kusama’s seven-decade career, featuring rare early works and new productions.
Published to accompany the Fondation Beyeler’s major autumn 2025 exhibition—the first retrospective of Kusama’s work in Switzerland—this volume offers a comprehensive overview of her practice. Developed in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, it spans from early works, some never before shown in Europe, to iconic installations and a celebrated Infinity Mirror Room.
Richly illustrated, the catalog traces Kusama’s singular visual language—marked by obsessive repetition, polka dots, and immersive mirrored environments that dissolve the boundaries of space and self.
Working across painting, sculpture, installation, performance, film, and writing, Kusama emerged within the New York avant-garde of the late 1950s, influencing figures such as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. This publication stands as an essential reference on her enduring impact on contemporary art.
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
Language: English
Print Length: 268 pages
ISBN-10: 3775760334
ISBN-13: 978-3775760331
Dimensions: 8.07 × 0.79 × 10.24 inches
The definitive catalog exploring Yayoi Kusama’s seven-decade career, featuring rare early works and new productions.
Published to accompany the Fondation Beyeler’s major autumn 2025 exhibition—the first retrospective of Kusama’s work in Switzerland—this volume offers a comprehensive overview of her practice. Developed in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, it spans from early works, some never before shown in Europe, to iconic installations and a celebrated Infinity Mirror Room.
Richly illustrated, the catalog traces Kusama’s singular visual language—marked by obsessive repetition, polka dots, and immersive mirrored environments that dissolve the boundaries of space and self.
Working across painting, sculpture, installation, performance, film, and writing, Kusama emerged within the New York avant-garde of the late 1950s, influencing figures such as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. This publication stands as an essential reference on her enduring impact on contemporary art.
