Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929)

Golden shoes

Details

Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929)
Golden shoes
each shoe signed, titled and dated 'Golden shoes KUSAMA 1965' (on the underside)
sewn stuffed fabric, shoes and gold paint
each: circa 17 x 25 x 8.5 cm. (each)
Executed in 1965 (2)

Provenance

A gift from the artist to Ann Burton in 1965.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

These Golden shoes were owned by the Dutch jazz singer Ann Burton (1933-1989). She wore them during a Fluxus manifestation in Amsterdam in 1965, where she performed alongside Yayoi Kusama. Afterwards, Kusama requested to have the shoes from Burton, to turn them into an artwork and gave them back as a birthday gift.

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