courtesy of MoMAArt & PhotographyNewsArt & Photography / NewsYayoi Kusama is launching a line of skateboards with MoMAFeaturing her famous polka dot designs (of course)ShareLink copied ✔️August 25, 2018August 25, 2018TextThom Waite When you think of the famed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, skateboarding might not be what immediately comes to mind, but limited edition decks will be the product of her upcoming collaboration with MoMA. In October, the gallery will release boards featuring two of Kusama’s spotty works: Yellow Trees (1994) and the aptly-named Dots Obsession (2018), which was created specifically for the project. There will also be a board featuring a design lifted from the seminal artist’s screen-printed Infinity Nets (2000). Despite the name, it bears little resemblance to her Infinity Mirror Skate Deck from 2017, taking a much more graphic approach. These Kusama designs aren’t the first time the MoMA has dipped into their collection to create custom skateboards; they’ve previously offered decks based on Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings and Andy Warhol’s famous soup cans, among others. They might, however, be the first to have been (partly) hand-painted by the artist. MoMA reportedly told It’s Nice That that “the original skateboards began as samples based on digital renderings of details from Kusama’s work. They were sent to Kusama’s studio in Tokyo for her approval. After reviewing them, Kusama decided they needed to be altered. She then meticulously hand-painted her famous motif over each deck.” Obviously, the boards will be very exclusive, released in a run of 500 on the MoMA online store. Art and skating fans alike will have to be quick on the refresh button. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREFrom the grotesque to the sublime, what to see at Art Basel Miami BeachThese photos show a ‘profoundly hopeful’ side to rainforest lifeThe most loved photo stories from November 2025Catherine Opie on the story of her legendary Dyke DeckArt shows to leave the house for in December 2025Dazed Club explore surrealist photography and soundDerek Ridgers’ portraits of passionate moments in publicThe rise and fall (and future) of digital artThis print sale is supporting Jamaica after Hurricane MelissaThese portraits depict sex workers in other realms of their livesThese photos trace a diasporic archive of transness7 Studio Museum artworks you should see for yourself