Lot Essay
"When you understand the beauty of fashion, and the beauty of small planets, you realize that fashion is a marvelous form of expression." - Yayoi Kusama
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High Heels for Going to Heaven
Details
YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929)
High Heels for Going to Heaven
signed and dated ‘YAYOI KUSAMA 2013’ (on the left shoe)
urethane paint on FRP and stainless steel, in two parts
left shoe: 47 1/4 x 25 1/8 x 38 1/2 in. (120 x 63.8 x 97.8 cm.)
right shoe: 67 x 26 3/8 x 37 3/8 in. (170.2 x 67 x 94.9 cm.)
Executed in 2013. This work is unique.
High Heels for Going to Heaven
signed and dated ‘YAYOI KUSAMA 2013’ (on the left shoe)
urethane paint on FRP and stainless steel, in two parts
left shoe: 47 1/4 x 25 1/8 x 38 1/2 in. (120 x 63.8 x 97.8 cm.)
right shoe: 67 x 26 3/8 x 37 3/8 in. (170.2 x 67 x 94.9 cm.)
Executed in 2013. This work is unique.
Provenance
David Zwirner Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2017
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2017
Brought to you by
Kathryn Widing
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of 21st Century Evening Sale