Yayoi Kusama // Originals Catalogue

This page serves as a catalogue of Yayoi Kusama’s original works, showcasing paintings and works on paper from across her career. From her early experiments in postwar Japan to her pioneering years in New York and her later introspective period in Japan, these originals trace the evolution of her artistic language over several decades.

 

Kusama’s originals reveal the foundations of her signature motifs, including Infinity Nets, polka dots, pumpkins, and organic forms. Working across oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, and mixed media, she developed a distinctive approach to surface, repetition, and scale that positioned her as one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.