Lot  125 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019 Taipei

Infinity - Nets [ TWXZ ]

Yayoi KUSAMA (Japanese, 1929)

2005

Acrylic on canvas

162 x 162 cm

Estimate

TWD 48,000,000-75,000,000

HKD 12,152,000-18,987,000

USD 1,551,900-2,424,800

CNY 11,111,000-17,361,000

Sold Price


Signature

Singed on the reverse Yayoi Kusama, titled Infinity - Nets (TWXZ) in English and dated 2005
This work is to be sold with a registration card issued by Yayoi Kusama Studio.

PROVENANCE:
Arndt & Parner, Berlin
David Zwirner, Hong Kong
Private collection, Asia

+ OVERVIEW

"The netting under the brush transcends the canvas itself and extends to the wall and ceiling, eventually covering the entire universe." The infinite net is a kind of appearance of the spiritual world in the artist Yayoi Kusama, who suffers from neurological and audio-visual disorders. Although today she is known as the "Queen of the Dot", but “Infinity Net”was a blockbuster hit in 1960's New York in the same vein as many artists such as Andy Warhol... etc., a representative piece that inspires wonder in those who view it. The "Infinity Net [ TWXZ ]" was completed in 2005. By harnessing and addressing the obstacle of mental illness, Kusama creates absorbing works of stunning depth, captivating viewers with their vibrancy and effervescent spirit, she use constantly growing mesh lines create an eternal infinite space.
Related Info

Modern & Contemporary Asian Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019 Taipei

Sunday, December 1, 2019, 2:00pm