Yayoi Kusama: The Journal

Kusama's animated journal features his artwork Love is Calling and iconic painting series, My Eternal Soul. The endpapers feature paintings from the series, with quotes from Kusama's poetry. The journal is a unique opportunity to own a piece of the artist's work.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: David Zwirner

The cover of this animated journal features Kusama's iconic artwork, Love is Calling, a vibrant and kaleidoscopic environment composed of tentacle-like forms adorned with her signature polka dots. As endpapers, the journal showcases excerpts from Kusama's renowned painting series, My Eternal Soul. The opening endpaper, titled Fear of Youth Overwhelmed by the Spring Time of Life, draws inspiration from one of Kusama's most celebrated works, while the closing endpaper, titled Far Away Country of Death, encapsulates another iconic piece from her oeuvre.

Kusama's distinctive polka dots, organic shapes, and optical environments exude an unparalleled vitality that captivates and becomes self-referential, blurring the boundaries between flatness and depth, presence and absence, and beauty and the sublime. These paintings serve as an inspiring source of motivation for any artistic block or creative pursuit.

Additionally, the journal includes an inspiring quote about creativity from Kusama's poetry, adding an extra layer of depth and meaning to its contents. Crafted in close collaboration with the artist, this journal offers a unique opportunity to own a piece of art by one of the most fascinating artists of our time.

Weight: 598g
Dimension: 181 x 254 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644230916