Yayoi Kusama: Portraying the Figurative at the Yayoi Kusama Museum, Tokyo

The exhibition (27 April–1 September 2024) focuses on the diverse trajectories of Kusama’s figurative works, spanning from the 1940s to the present day. While Kusama is widely recognized for her abstract paintings characterized by the repetition of singular motifs, her early emphasis on observation and figurative depictions through sketches formed the foundation of her artistic journey, serving as a means of translating her visions and inner perceptions into figurative forms.

Image: Yayoi Kusama, I WHO CRY IN THE FLOWERING SEASON, 2015
© YAYOI KUSAMA

April 4 2024