Silver Shoes belongs to a series of works based on the re-use of everyday, often personal objects. In this work Kusama exorcizes her sexual fear, transforming the function of a pair of her shoes by inserting into them hand-sewn phallic forms stuffed with cotton.
Yayoi Kusama
€100,00
Yayoi Kusama
Silver Shoes,1976
Various materials
Cm. 17.5 x 22.5 x 8.5 (measures 6.89 “x 8.86” x 3.35 “)
Publ. L. Hoptman, A. Tatehata and U. Kultermann, Yayoi Kusama, London (illustrated inst., P. 29).
Signed and dated ‘YAYOI KUSAMA 1976’ (left shoe), signed with initials and dated ‘Y.K 1976’ (right shoe).Sewn with padded fabric, shoes and silver paint. Each approx. 6 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (17.5 x 8.5 x 22.5 cm)
Cm. 17.5 x 22.5 x 8.5 (measures 6.89 “x 8.86” x 3.35 “)
Publ. L. Hoptman, A. Tatehata and U. Kultermann, Yayoi Kusama, London (illustrated inst., P. 29).
Signed and dated ‘YAYOI KUSAMA 1976’ (left shoe), signed with initials and dated ‘Y.K 1976’ (right shoe).Sewn with padded fabric, shoes and silver paint. Each approx. 6 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (17.5 x 8.5 x 22.5 cm)
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