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Yayoi Kusama
In the autumn of 2025, the Fondation Beyeler will be the first museum in Switzerland to devote a retrospective to renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (*1929, Matsumoto). Organised in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, the exhibition will offer a complete overview of Kusama鈥檚 more than seven-decade career. Alongside some of her most iconic artworks, the exhibition will feature early works never seen in Europe before as well as new productions and one of the artist鈥檚 celebrated Infinity Mirror Rooms. The artist, one of contemporary art鈥檚 superstars, has achieved cult status with her exploration of repetitive patterns and structures, notably her characteristic polka dots and mirror rooms, which carry viewers away into worlds that seem to expand without limits. The exhibition will highlight the wealth of artistic media Kusama has worked with over the years, among them painting, sculpture, installations, drawing, collage, happenings, live performances, fashion and literature.
The exhibition is jointly organized by Fondation Beyeler with Museum Ludwig in Cologne (14 March 2026 鈥� 2 August 2026) and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (11 September 2026 鈥� 17 January 2027).
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In the autumn of 2025, the Fondation Beyeler will be the first museum in Switzerland to devote a retrospective to renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (*1929, Matsumoto). Organised in close collaboration with the artist and her studio, the exhibition will offer a complete overview of Kusama鈥檚 more than seven-decade career. Alongside some of her most iconic artworks, the exhibition will feature early works never seen in Europe before as well as new productions and one of the artist鈥檚 celebrated Infinity Mirror Rooms. The artist, one of contemporary art鈥檚 superstars, has achieved cult status with her exploration of repetitive patterns and structures, notably her characteristic polka dots and mirror rooms, which carry viewers away into worlds that seem to expand without limits. The exhibition will highlight the wealth of artistic media Kusama has worked with over the years, among them painting, sculpture, installations, drawing, collage, happenings, live performances, fashion and literature.
The exhibition is jointly organized by Fondation Beyeler with Museum Ludwig in Cologne (14 March 2026 鈥� 2 August 2026) and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (11 September 2026 鈥� 17 January 2027).
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