Step into the mesmerizing world of Yayoi Kusama as the Fondation Beyeler presents Switzerland’s first ever museum retrospective of the iconic Japanese artist’s boundary-breaking art – now in its final weeks.

On view until 25 January 2026, the exhibition is organized in close collaboration with Kusama and her studio and surveys more than seven decades of her practice – from early works in 1950s Japan to her most celebrated pieces today. The show is an essential encounter with one of contemporary art’s defining voices.

Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room—The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity Will Eternally Cover the Universe, 2025, Collection of the artist, Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts © YAYOI KUSAMA

Exceptional in scope and ambition, the presentation showcases more than 300 works tracing Kusama’s continuous reinvention across media – painting, sculpture, performance, film, fashion, and literature – with over 130 works appearing in Europe for the first time.

Experience iconic series such as the Infinity Nets and Accumulations alongside landmark installations including Narcissus Garden (1966/2025) and a brand-new Infinity Mirror Room created especially for the show. Taking over ten galleries and extending into the museum’s garden, the exhibition immerses audiences in Kusama’s iconic polka dots, mirrors, and recursive forms – art that is felt as much as it is seen.

The Infinity Mirror Rooms – one inside the museum and another installed in the park – invite viewers into Kusama’s signature, reflective environments, where perception opens outward to “infinity.” These intimate, time-based encounters underscore why her work remains both culturally resonant and universally accessible.

The exhibition’s significance is further underlined by its European tour to Museum Ludwig in Cologne and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam after its premiere in Riehen/Basel.

Yayoi Kusama, from the My Eternal Soul series 2009–2021, Acrylic on canvas, 194 × 194 cm, Collection of the artist, Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts © YAYOI KUSAMA

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Don’t miss this must-see moment on the European cultural calendar – catch the show before it closes!

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