2008.41, Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation, 1962-64

"I am deeply terrified by the obsessions crawling over my body, whether they come from within me or outside. I fluctuate between feelings of reality and unreality." -- Yayoi Kusama

Obsessive repetition characterizes Yayoi Kusama's art, which ranges from paintings to mixed-media sculptures and performance art. In Accumulation, hundreds of bulging forms transform an everyday chair into an unsettling, yet comical creature. As a child, Kusama suffered from hallucinations. As an adult, her art-making, which entails the monotonous act of covering huge surfaces with intricate patterns and organic shapes, has allowed her to take control of her illness.

Charlie Wylie, Private Universes, 2009.

n.d.: Galleriea d'Arte del Naviglio, Milan, Italy, acquired directly from the artist

n.d.: Collection Dottore Virgilio Gianni, Milan, Italy

n.d.: Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

n.d.: Private Collection, USA

From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art and The Rachofsky Collection, purchased from Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA [1] [2]

[1] The main source of this provenance is a document in the Research/Publication folder in Collections Records Object File 2008.41

[2] See check #13657 to Anthony Meier Fine Arts in Collections Records Object File 2008.41

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