{"id":381,"date":"2023-09-12T04:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T04:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artfineline.com\/?post_type=product&p=381"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T20:37:34","slug":"yayoi-kusama-book-to-read-at-night-b-2004","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/artfineline.com\/ja\/artworks\/yayoi-kusama-book-to-read-at-night-b-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"Yayoi Kusama – Book to Read at Night B, 2004"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The title “Book to Read at Night B” invokes a sense of intimacy, introspection, and possibly even a journey into one’s own psyche, a theme Yayoi Kusama often addresses in her work. Given that Kusama’s art often bridges between the visual and literary (she’s written poetry and prose), this piece might be a fusion of both.<\/p>\n

In the context of Kusama’s iconic style, one might expect to see her signature polka dots or intricate repetitive patterns. These patterns, especially in a work with such a title, might represent the infinite thoughts, dreams, and musings one experiences at night.<\/p>\n

Kusama’s works from the early 2000s often exhibit a balance between her vivid, almost psychedelic color palette and her more subdued, introspective pieces. “Book to Read at Night B” could tap into this duality, exploring the boundary between consciousness and the dreamlike state, between the familiar and the abstract.<\/p>\n

In summary, while specifics about “Book to Read at Night B” (2004) would require direct interaction with the artwork, any piece by Kusama from this period would likely exemplify her enduring themes of infinity, self-obliteration, and the interplay between the internal and external worlds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yayoi Kusama \u2013 Book to Read at Night B<\/em>, 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book to Read at Night B<\/em>, 2004
Silkscreen with gold leaf on paper
Image: Open book, eye, abstract key, and text \u201cLOVE FOREVER\u201d on red mosaic pattern
6 1\/2 \u00d7 8 1\/2 in | 16.5 \u00d7 21.5 cm (approx.)
Edition of 95
Hand-signed, dated, and numbered by the artist<\/p>\n

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Description<\/strong>
Book to Read at Night B<\/em> (2004) by Yayoi Kusama is a vivid, symbolic composition that combines hand-drawn forms with a rich gold-leaf mosaic background. The image features a stylized open book inscribed with the artist\u2019s name, an all-seeing eye, an abstracted key, and the handwritten phrase \u201cLOVE FOREVER\u201d\u2014a recurring Kusama mantra. Layered over a luminous red-and-gold pattern, the silkscreen bridges playful visual language and deeper existential themes, reflecting Kusama\u2019s enduring exploration of love, memory, and inner vision. Published in an edition of 95, this small-format print is both intimate and iconic.<\/p>\n

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Materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Silkscreen with gold leaf on paper<\/p>\n

Rarity<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Limited edition of 95<\/p>\n

Medium<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Print<\/p>\n

Signature<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hand-signed, dated, and numbered by the artist<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":382,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[31],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-381","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-yayoi-kusama","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","first","instock","sold-individually","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t