{"id":43402,"date":"2025-10-21T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/2025\/10\/21\/infinity-according-to-kusama-a-monumental-contemporary-art-retrospective-at-fondation-beyeler\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:14:08","slug":"infinity-according-to-kusama-a-monumental-contemporary-art-retrospective-at-fondation-beyeler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2025\/10\/21\/infinity-according-to-kusama-a-monumental-contemporary-art-retrospective-at-fondation-beyeler\/","title":{"rendered":"Infinity according to Kusama: a monumental contemporary art retrospective at Fondation Beyeler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over 300 works explore Yayoi Kusama\u2019s visionary world across 70 years of radical, boundless creativity<\/h2>\n\n<p>This autumn, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationbeyeler.ch\/en\/home\">Fondation Beyeler<\/a> unveils the first major <strong>contemporary art retrospective<\/strong> in Switzerland dedicated to <strong>Yayoi Kusama<\/strong> (b. 1929), one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Organized in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, the exhibition brings together <strong>more than 300 works <\/strong>from international collections across Japan, Europe, and Asia. <\/p>\n\n<p>This expansive project not only celebrates Kusama\u2019s boundless imagination but also affirms her ongoing global relevance and cultural impact.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"43380\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kusama_bls_archive2-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"contemporary art retrospective\" class=\"wp-image-43380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kusama_bls_archive2-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kusama_bls_archive2-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kusama_bls_archive2-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kusama_bls_archive2-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kusama_bls_archive2-1-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kusama with her installation Narcissus Garden at the 33rd Venice Biennale, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seventy years of visionary practice<\/h3>\n\n<p>The journey begins in the 1950s with rarely seen paintings and watercolors created in Kusama\u2019s hometown of Matsumoto, Japan. The narrative then follows her to New York, where she emerged in the late 1950s and quickly became a central figure in the American avant-garde. <\/p>\n\n<p>In the 1970s, Kusama returned to Japan, ushering in a more intimate and introspective phase of her work. Across decades and continents, her art maintained a radical coherence\u2014an uninterrupted vision expressed through painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, and performance.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"43382\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TH_KusamaFashion_1971-703x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"contemporary art retrospective\" class=\"wp-image-43382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TH_KusamaFashion_1971-703x1024.jpeg 703w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TH_KusamaFashion_1971-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TH_KusamaFashion_1971-768x1118.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TH_KusamaFashion_1971-1055x1536.jpeg 1055w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TH_KusamaFashion_1971-1407x2048.jpeg 1407w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TH_KusamaFashion_1971-scaled.jpeg 1758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yayoi Kusama in her studio in New York in 1971 photographed by Tom Haar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"43384\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_Yellow-Tree_2010-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_Yellow-Tree_2010-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_Yellow-Tree_2010-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_Yellow-Tree_2010-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_Yellow-Tree_2010-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_Yellow-Tree_2010-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_Yellow-Tree_2010-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KUSAMA with YELLOW TREE \/ Living Room at the Aichi Triennale, 2010<br\/>\u00a9 YAYOI KUSAMA, Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro, David Zwirner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond categorization<\/h3>\n\n<p>Throughout her career, Kusama has consistently refused to be confined by labels. Her work spans media as diverse as painting, sculpture, installation, performance, literature, fashion, film, and even architecture. This <strong>contemporary art retrospective<\/strong> reflects her complete artistic universe\u2014unapologetically experimental, conceptually rich, and free from boundaries.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Kusama\u2019s impact reaches far beyond visual art, inspiring generations across disciplines.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" data-id=\"43386\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_267_IllusionHeart_2025-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"contemporary art retrospective\" class=\"wp-image-43386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_267_IllusionHeart_2025-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_267_IllusionHeart_2025-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_267_IllusionHeart_2025-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_267_IllusionHeart_2025-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YK_267_IllusionHeart_2025.jpg 1868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room \u2013 Illusion Inside the Heart, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The aesthetic of infinity<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Infinity <\/strong>lies at the core of Kusama\u2019s practice\u2014not just as a visual motif, but as a lived, spiritual and psychological experience. Her iconic<strong> polka dots<\/strong>, nets, mirrors, and repeated patterns serve not just as visual signatures, but as symbols of deeper themes: the dissolution of the self, mortality, and transcendence. <\/p>\n\n<p>From the hypnotic brushwork of her <strong>Infinity Nets<\/strong> to the immersive experience of her<strong> Infinity Mirror Rooms<\/strong>\u2014including a brand-new installation created for this exhibition\u2014Kusama invites the viewer into a world where perception is fluid and infinite.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43388\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-Illusion-Inside-the-Heart_40304_Def-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-Illusion-Inside-the-Heart_40304_Def-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-Illusion-Inside-the-Heart_40304_Def-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-Illusion-Inside-the-Heart_40304_Def-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-Illusion-Inside-the-Heart_40304_Def-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-Illusion-Inside-the-Heart_40304_Def.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view \u00abYayoi Kusama\u00bb, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen\/Basel, 2025<br\/>Infinity Mirrored Room \u2013 Illusion Inside the Heart, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43390\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-The-Hope-of-the-Polka-Dots_40051_Def-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"contemporary art retrospective\" class=\"wp-image-43390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-The-Hope-of-the-Polka-Dots_40051_Def-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-The-Hope-of-the-Polka-Dots_40051_Def-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-The-Hope-of-the-Polka-Dots_40051_Def-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-The-Hope-of-the-Polka-Dots_40051_Def-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Infinity-Mirrored-Room-The-Hope-of-the-Polka-Dots_40051_Def-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view \u00abYayoi Kusama\u00bb, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen\/Basel, 2025<br\/>Infinity Mirrored Room \u2013 The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity Will Eternally Cover the Universe, 2025<br\/>Photo: Mark Niedermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art as collective experience<\/h3>\n\n<p>Kusama\u2019s work is not only seen\u2014it is felt. Her installations envelop the visitor in immersive environments where boundaries dissolve: between body and space, self and universe.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Through repetition and rhythm, she transforms personal fragility into shared emotional journeys. Her art becomes a space for reflection, healing, and transformation. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43393\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40150_Def-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"contemporary art retrospective\" class=\"wp-image-43393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40150_Def-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40150_Def-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40150_Def-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40150_Def-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40150_Def-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view \u00abYayoi Kusama\u00bb, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen\/Basel, 2025<br\/>Photo: Mark Niedermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iconic works and exclusive premieres<\/h3>\n\n<p>he exhibition presents a rare convergence of Kusama\u2019s most iconic pieces\u2014including more than <strong>130 never before shown in Europe<\/strong>\u2014alongside new works conceived specifically for Fondation Beyeler. Highlights include <em>Narcissus Garden<\/em> (1966\/2025), <em>Accumulations<\/em>, <strong>Infinity Nets<\/strong>, and the spectacular <strong>Infinity Mirrored Room: Illusion Inside the Heart<\/strong> (2025). <\/p>\n\n<p>Expanding beyond the museum walls, monumental sculptures and outdoor installations extend the experience into the surrounding park.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43395\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40371_Def_Crop-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"contemporary art retrospective\" class=\"wp-image-43395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40371_Def_Crop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40371_Def_Crop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40371_Def_Crop-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40371_Def_Crop-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40371_Def_Crop-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43399\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40584_Def_Crop-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40584_Def_Crop-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40584_Def_Crop-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40584_Def_Crop-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40584_Def_Crop-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Installationsansicht_Yayoi-Kusama_40584_Def_Crop-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view \u00abYayoi Kusama\u00bb, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen\/Basel, 2025<br\/>Photo: Mark Niedermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A challenge to the senses<\/h3>\n\n<p>This contemporary art retrospective is more than an exhibition\u2014it\u2019s a sensory journey. Kusama continues to challenge how we see, feel, and engage with art. Through color, light, and form, she redefines perception itself. <\/p>\n\n<p>A totalizing artistic experience, the show celebrates <strong>Kusama\u2019s limitless imagination<\/strong>\u2014and reminds us that infinity lives within each of us.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 300 works explore Yayoi Kusama\u2019s visionary world across 70 years of radical, boundless creativity This autumn, the Fondation Beyeler unveils the first major contemporary art retrospective in Switzerland dedicated to Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929), one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. 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