Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now at M+, Hong Kong

M+ announces its first special exhibition (12 November 2022–14 May 2023), opening on the museum’s first anniversary. Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now comprises more than 200 works to be presented across various locations at M+, including three brand-new works.

Yayoi Kusama emerged as a global cultural icon for the twenty-first century by pursuing her uncompromising avant-garde vision. Over the past seven decades, she has honed a singular personal aesthetic and core philosophy of life. Kusama’s work captivates millions by offering glimpses of boundless space and reflections on natural cycles of regeneration. Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now narrates the story of this artist’s life and work, foregrounding her longing for interconnection and the profound questions about existence that drive her creative explorations.

Organised chronologically and thematically, and spanning from Kusama’s earliest work to her most recent output, Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now features a wide range of paintings, installations, sculptures, drawings, collages, moving images, and archival materials. The exhibition examines Kusama's practice as it developed in Japan, the United States, Europe and beyond, through six themes: Infinity, Accumulation, Radical Connectivity, Biocosmic, Death, and Force of Life.

Image: Yayoi Kusama, Self-Portrait, 2015

Acrylic on canvas

145.5 x 112cm

Collection of Amoli Foundation Ltd

November 10 2022