YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929), AFTER, RED MUSHROOM 100*80.4cm (39 1/2*31 3/4 in.) image size. All measurements are approximate. Acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated Yayoi Kusama / 1991 on the reverse. Painted in 1991 Accompanied by a Yayoi Kusama Studio registration card, no. 0842, dated 10 May 2011. A bold and psychologically charged composition, Red Mushroom showcases Yayoi Kusamas continued investigation into organic form, repetition, and altered perception. Painted in 1991, the work presents a monumental toadstool rendered in an intense gradient of red and black, its surface dissolving into rhythmic constellations of polka dotsKusamas most iconic visual language. The background, composed of fine black crackle lines on a red field, creates an effect of energetic containment and obsessive detail, heightening the work's hallucinogenic intensity. The mushroom, like the pumpkin, recurs throughout Kusamas oeuvre as both a symbol and a psychological formfrequently associated with transformation, the subconscious, and fantastical narratives. Here, the fungal cap rises like a parasitic monument, its sensuous contours and hypnotic dotting suggestive of both eroticism and dissolution. The composition evokes the altered states Kusama has described experiencing since childhood, forming part of the artists lifelong effort to transmute inner visions into physical form. This 1991 canvas represents a key period in Kusamas resurgence on the international stage, following her reemerge