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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 23, 2022 | Est-Ouest Auctions | Tokyo | Contemporary & Modern Art | 26 | $****** - ****** | INFINITY-NETS TOWPP |
paintings
162 x 162 cm (63.78 x 63.78 in)
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated on the reverse, labeled on the wooden frame reverse "Ota Fine Arts"
acquired by the current owner from Ota Fine Arts in 2013
Kusama Yayoi moved to New York in 1958, and produced her first Infinity Net paintings one year later for an exhibition at Brata Gallery in Manhattan, where many Post-Abstract expressionists gathered. Through this exhibition she presented 5 large-scaled paintings depicted looping image of tiny white arcs on the black canvas - this is the debut of her ground-breaking works first stunned the art world in 1959, which later called “Infinity Net” painting as repeating arcs images look like nets. This unique style, which gives the impression of expanding infinitely without a centre or edge, was highly praised by the artist and critic of the time, such as Donald Judd. The monochrome mesh painting that covers the canvas was highly praised as an art full of originality that no one had seen before. After that, Kusama continued to create infinity net paintings from time to time, and in 2008, "Infinite Net TOWPP" was painted in fine blue on the entire canvas against a bright red background. This is a very rare work with a beautiful contrast in which arcs = infinite nets are drawn. The pattern of the net is derived from the mental disorder and hallucinations she has had since childhood, and there is a pathological aspect that brings about obsessive repetitive impulses, but the blue net drawn here is from the early days. It gives a futuristic impression that has evolved further over time. It directly reflects her desire to deliver the splendour of peace and love, and seems to embody her "life" itself.
