Regular readers will know I’m a big fan of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. I’ve already done two posts about her (here and here) , because I find both her art and her personality fascinating. Despite now being ninety years old and living in a psychiatric facility, Yayoi Kusama is more prolific than ever. According to the New York Times, the show openings of the ‘Japanese mastermind of obsessively dotted paintings, hallucinatory pumpkins and sometimes blandly decorative installations, have become the art world’s equivalent of Star Wars premieres.’
Her new exhibition at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York is entitled ‘Every day I pray for love,’ and features one of her famous infinity rooms, a mirrored chamber filled with reflective steel orbs. The exhibition is free, but the public will have to wait for hours in line, and can expect to stay in the infinity room for a minute at most.
You can read an article about it on Artnet News (here)
For the Paris art fair FIAC 2019 in October, Kusama also had one her spotty pumpkins set at the Place de Vendôme. This was a gigantic, 10m high inflatable structure covered in black dots.
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I have been lucky enough to see a couple of her works. Two of her pumpkins are on the art island, Naoshima in Japan. Then she set up a domestic room, with furniture, curtains etc, in the main public gallery here. Every visitor had the chance to stick a paper poppy wherever, so over the course of the exhibition the room became covered in red poppies. It was a thrilling concept!
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Yes, I remember your posts in Japan. I think her whole persona is quite fascinating!
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Recently saw Kusama’s work at The Broad, and absolutely love her work…..excellent post!!!
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Thanks, Kathleen. Lucky you!
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WOW. Thank you Marina. Sending you love and good wishes always. Now living in San Diego Southern California. Keep well and happy please. I hope you are still riding. Ilona and I are very happy together.
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So glad to hear you’re well. Will write soon. Xxx
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WOW. Thank you Marina. Sending you love and good wishes always. Now living in San Diego Southern California. Keep well and happy please. I hope you are still riding. Ilona and I are very happy together.
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The infinity room looks more than a little scary. I don’t know that many people would be happy to contemplate infinity.
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I suspect most of them are just interested in taking selfies 🤣
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I hadn’t thought of that. What a shame.
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Her work is quite incredible!
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Yes – a rampant imagination. And the repetition boggles the mind!
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I think it must take great confidence to follow through ideas like these.
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I like this.
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I love that spotty pumpkin!
Many thanks for that, Marina. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, I love the spotty pumpkins too! 🌹
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Her art is outstanding.
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Yes it is!💕⭐️
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