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NGV INTERNATIONAL

Ngv Triennial

Featuring the work of 60 artists and designers from 30 countries, the NGV Triennial surveys the world’s best art and design, across cultures, scales, geographies and perspectives.

Yayoi Kusama Ben Quilty Richard Giblett Rafael Lozano Hemmer Shilpa Gupta Reko Rennie Candice Breitz Olaf Breuning Zanele Muholi Sissel Tolaas Josephine Meckseper Xu Zhen Nathaniel Mellors Pae White Richard Mosse Reko Rennie Edson Chagas Shilpa Gupta Adel Abidin Teamlab Pascale Marthine Tayou Camille Henrot Brodie Neill Ron Mueck Hassan Hajjaj Nick Cave Tala Madani Sascha Braunig Alexandra Kehayoglou Analia Saban Büro North David Altmejd Einat Amir Ephrem Solomon Estudio Campana Yarrenyty Arltere Artists Elliat Rich Faig Ahmed Formafantasma Guo Pei Iris Van Herpen Jonathan Owen Jorge Méndez Blake Joris Laarman Kay Hassan Kushana Bush Louisa Bufardeci Myoung Ho Lee Nendo Neri Oxman Olga Chernysheva Paulina Ołowska Pet Lamp Bula Bula Artists Riley Payne Sean O’Connell Timo Nasseri Tom Crago Uji Hahan Handoko Eko Suputro We Make Carpets Yamagami Yukihiro

Art exhibition in Victoria, Australia. Friday 15 December 2017 to Sunday 15 April 2018

SMITHSONIAN

Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors

Spanning more than five decades, this exhibition focuses on the evolution of the Japanese artist’s immersive, multi-relfective infinity Mirror Rooms. At least five immersive rooms are included, along with a selection of the artist’s infinity net paintings, recent paintings, and archival material.

Yayoi Kusama

Art exhibition in District of Columbia, United States. Thursday 23 February 2017 to Sunday 14 May 2017

SMITHSONIAN

Pumpkin

Legendary painter, sculptor and performance artist Kusama (b. 1929, Tokyo, Japan) uses the pumpkin as a signature form, embracing the gourd as both an allegory and a form of self-portraiture in paintings, drawings, sculptures, and some of her most important installations.

Yayoi Kusama Kusama

Art exhibition in District of Columbia, United States. Saturday 10 December 2016 to Monday 20 March 2017

TATE MODERN

Performing for the Camera

Serious performance art, portraiture, or just simply posing for the camera? What does is it mean to perform for the camera?

Hannah Wilke Yayoi Kusama Cindy Sherman Francesca Woodman Erwin Wurm Marcel Duchamp Yves Klein Samuel Fosso

Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom. Thursday 18 February 2016 to Sunday 12 June 2016

QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY/GALLERY OF MODERN ART (QAGOMA)

Yayoi Kusama The obliteration room

When leading contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama was a young girl, she started seeing the world through a screen of tiny dots. They covered everything she saw – the walls, ceilings, and even her own body.

Yayoi Kusama

Art exhibition in Queensland, Australia. Saturday 06 December 2014 to Sunday 19 April 2015

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GAGOSIAN GALLERY (LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA)

CHAMBERLAIN, GURSKY, HIRST, KUSAMA, PRINCE

Yayoi Kusama, John Chamberlain, Damien Hirst, Andreas Gursky, Richard Prince.

Yayoi Kusama John Chamberlain Damien Hirst Andreas Gursky Richard Prince

Art exhibition in California, United States. Monday 06 August 2012 to Saturday 15 September 2012

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TATE MODERN

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama’s (b.1929) pioneering work spans over six decades and this exhibition will highlight the artist’s moments of most intense innovation. Kusama is one of Japan’s best-known living artists and since the 1940s she has developed an extensive body of work.

Yayoi Kusama

Art exhibition in United Kingdom. Thursday 09 February 2012 to Tuesday 05 June 2012

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SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM (SAM)

Credit Suisse: Innovation In Art Series The Collectors Show: Chimera Asian Contemporary Art from Private Collections

The Collectors Show: Chimera brings together major works of Asian contemporary art from private collections around the world. A tribute to the art patrons of today, the exhibition offers an insight into the breadth and richness of private art collections, introducing visitors to the personal visions and passions that shape them.

Yayoi Kusama Alfredo Esquillo Jr Sheba Chhachhi Hamra Abbas Patricia Eustaquio Bharti Kher Tomoko Konoike Lee Yong Baek Li Hui Lin Tianmiao Takashi Murakami Rashid Rana Raqib Shaw Yasmin Sison Tabaimo Tromarama Entang Wiharso Yee I Lann Donna Ong

Art exhibition in Singapore. Saturday 14 January 2012 to Sunday 25 March 2012

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QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY/GALLERY OF MODERN ART (QAGOMA)

Yayoi Kusama: Look Now, See Forever

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the most significant and influential artists working today. The Gallery has had a long working relationship with Kusama, and her installations Soul under the moon 2002 and Narcissus garden 1966/2002 are among the most popular works in the Gallery’s Collection.

Yayoi Kusama

Art exhibition in Queensland, Australia. Saturday 19 November 2011 to Sunday 11 March 2012

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QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY/GALLERY OF MODERN ART (QAGOMA)

21st CENTURY: ART IN THE FIRST DECADE

This summer 2010–11, to mark the end of the first decade of this millennium, the Gallery presents ‘21st Century: Art in the First Decade’. This ambitious and ground-breaking exhibition will occupy the entire Gallery of Modern Art and focus exclusively on works created between 2000 and 2010.

Louise Bourgeois Ai Weiwei Martin Boyce Tracey Emin Leandro Erlich Romuald Hazoumè Yayoi Kusama Rivane Neuenschwander Rirkrit Tiravanija Ricky Swallow

Art exhibition in Australia. Saturday 18 December 2010 to Tuesday 26 April 2011

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