Teruko Yokoi in her studio at the Hotel Chelsea, New York, c. 1959
Photograph by Charles Gimpel, Gimpel Fils, London

This photograph documents Yokoi at work during a formative period in her practice, surrounded by paintings and works on paper that explore early iterations of the diamond motif. Taken by Charles Gimpel of the London gallery Gimpel Fils, the image reflects the gallery’s early interest in Yokoi’s work and situates her within an international network of artists, dealers, and exhibitions spanning New York, Paris, and London. The studio itself becomes a field of experimentation, where scale, material, and symbol are tested in parallel.