Yayoi Kusama

The book accompanying the major retrospective of Yayoi Kusama 2021 at Gropius Bau, Berlin.Yayoi Kusama. A Retrospective contains groundbreaking new research and archival material on the Japanese artist's oeuvre, including photographic and film documentation. The focus is on Yayoi Kusama's exhibitions of the early 1960s in Germany and Europe, as well as the broad range of her work spanning more than eighty years. New essays by eleven renowned authors illuminate Kusama's work from various perspectives and focus on aspects that have received little attention to date. For example, they examine the artist's commitment to political and social issues in Europe, America, and Japan.