08/27/2026
We are saddened to hear Yayoi Kusama has passed away at age 97.
Considered to have anticipated many aspects of Pop, Minimalism and Post-Minimalism art movements, Kusama had an obsessive interest in proliferating patterns and repetitive shapes. An example is "Nets-Infinity (TWOS)," a part of the Harn's collection and among her works called "net paintings" which are large-scale and abstract with circular and repetitive patterns. This painting suggests dualities and cyclical rhythms in the dimensions of time and space.
image: Yayoi Kusama,"Nets-Infinity (TWOS)," 2004, Museum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Art Acquisition Endowment and friends of the Harn Museum.