Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929, Japan) is one the world’s most beloved artists, known for her “Instagram-able” colourful pumpkins, polka dots and immersive infinity mirror rooms filled with lights.

Kusama’s auction market flourished in 2021, setting a new all-time high of $70.2 million (+112% from 2020), buoyed by the strengthening Asian market. Four out of the Top 5 prices were set in Hong Kong. This report also presents an in-depth analysis of Kusama’s ‘Pumpkin’ series.

This is the seventh of our Revisiting Reports – a series of auction trend analysis on individual artists. Previous editions include: Pablo Picasso, Yoshitomo Nara, Wayne Thiebaud, Shirin Neshat, Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol.