Opening at the Fondation Beyeler in October, a major Yayoi Kusama retrospective

Yayoi Kusama with Yellow Tree / Living Room, at the Aichi Triennale, 2010 © YAYOI KUSAMA, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro, David Zwirner

On view 12 October 2025–25 January 2026, the Fondation Beyeler will be the first museum in Switzerland to devote a retrospective to renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Organised in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, the exhibition will offer a complete overview of Kusama’s more than seven-decade career.

The exhibition is jointly organised by Fondation Beyeler with Museum Ludwig in Cologne (14 March–2 August 2026) and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (11 September 2026–17 January 2027).

September 1 2025