Princess of Polka Dots
KUSAMA, Yayoi. Love Forever and In Full Bloom, Two-Volume Set by Yayoi Kusama. Los Angeles: County Museum of Art. 1998-1999.
4to. Two vols, publisher's printed wrappers with metallic lettering, housed in publisher's card slipcase; pp. I: 194; II: 168, ii; text block in Japanese; illustrated throughout; bump to bottom corners of both and also slipcase; otherwise fine.
First edition of this pair of exhibition catalogues presenting the early work of pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (1929–2026), produced in tandem with the exhibition Yayoi Kusama, New York/Tokyo which was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 1999.
'I fight pain, anxiety, and fear every day, and the only method I have found that relieved my illness is to keep creating art'. - Yayoi Kusama
Christened the 'Princess of Polka Dots', Yayoi Kusama is arguably one of the world's most successful artists, her creativity influencing the likes of Andy Warhol.
This two-volume collection (Love Forever Yayoi Kusama 1958-1968 & In Full Bloom Yayoi Kusama Years in Japan) contains an extensive selection of photo collages, sculptural work and paintings crafted in both New York and Tokyo over the artist’s career at the time; a pivotal moment in the artist's career.
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