Yayoi Kusama designs skateboards for MoMA Design Store
Yayoi Kusama has created a limited-edition collection of skateboards for the MoMA Design Store, featuring her signature polka dots in yellow-and-black and red-and-white colorways. Each skateboard is made from premium maple wood and priced at $200. The collection follows previous artist collaborations by the store, including Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Additionally, a children's illustrated book titled "Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity" is available for purchase. Separately, Gagosian Gallery has also launched a line of skateboards produced by Tim Bessell in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation, priced around $10,000.
Key facts
- Yayoi Kusama designed a limited-edition skateboard collection for MoMA Design Store.
- Skateboards feature polka dots in yellow/black and red/white colorways.
- Each skateboard costs $200 and is made from premium maple wood.
- The collection follows previous artist collaborations with Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
- A children's book titled 'Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity' is also available.
- Gagosian Gallery launched a skateboard line by Tim Bessell with the Andy Warhol Foundation.
- Bessell's skateboards are priced around $10,000.
- The MoMA Design Store skateboards will be available starting October.
Entities
Artists
- Yayoi Kusama
- Andy Warhol
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Tim Bessell
Institutions
- MoMA Design Store
- Gagosian Gallery
- Andy Warhol Foundation
Locations
- New York
- United States