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November 13, 2025

Yayoi Kusama Launches European Tour With First-Ever Retrospective in Swiss Museum

World-renowned artist Yayoi Kusama has officially launched a touring exhibition around Europe. Riehen, Switzerland, a city with deep ties to contemporary art, gets the honor of being the first stop, with Fondation Beyeler being the first Swiss museum to host a retrospective exhibit devoted to Kusama’s revolutionary work. The self-titled Kusama retrospective is a testament to the global, cross-generational reach of the artist, featuring works brought from eight different countries.

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December 18, 2024

Australia Hosts Comprehensive Exhibition Honoring Yayoi Kusama’s Career

Fans of Yayoi Kusama will want to book their ticket to Australia, as the National Gallery Victoria (NGV) International has opened the country's largest retrospective exhibition of the renowned artist. Yayoi Kusama is a blockbuster exhibition that spans the Japanese artist's eight-decade-long practice. From public artwork and paintings to fashion and immersive installations, the exhibit hosts over 200 artworks.

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April 15, 2024

Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Was the Top-Selling Contemporary Artist of 2023

The style of Yayoi Kusama's art is nothing short of iconic. Brightly colored, imaginative, and covered in polka dots, the Japanese artist's larger-than-life aesthetics, both in her art and her self expression, are arguably some of the most striking works to come out of the 21st-century art world. Art collectors certainly seem to think so. The latest Hiscox Artist Top 100 report found that Kusama was the top-selling contemporary artist of 2023.

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March 30, 2023

Yayoi Kusama’s Dreamy Polka-Dot Exhibition Opens in Miami

If you've never had a chance to walk through one of Yayoi Kusama‘s immersive installations, a new opportunity has opened up in Florida. Titled Yayoi Kusama: LOVE IS CALLING, this new exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami features a dreamscape of large inflatable tentacles in a range of colors. Visitors can walk through a series of darkened rooms and experience Kusama's signature polka dots amidst mirrors and poetry.

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