Yayoi Kusama Museum Infinity Room

Infinity mirrors is organized by mika yoshitake curator hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden smithsonian institution washington d c.

Yayoi kusama museum infinity room.

Whitney museum of american art new york. 10 2017 the broad los angeles october. Six of her i. This sense of infinity has been with kusama from the beginning.

Purchase with funds from the postwar committee and the contemporary painting and sculpture committee and partial gift of betsy wittenborn miller 2003 322. The exhibition is traveling to several major museums in the united states and canada including the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden february 23 may 14 2017 seattle art museum june 30 sept. 281 9 367 367 cm. Japanese artist yayoi kusama is known for her repetitive polka dots and peep show like chamber rooms that create the illusion of infinite space.

Infinity mirrored room love forever 1966 1994 at the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden yayoi kusama japanese b. Infinity mirrored room the souls of millions of light years away 2013 is just such an inhabitable kusama world. As the multitude of lights reflect they accumulate and expand exponentially. A woman enters the the souls of millions of light years away room during a preview of the yayoi kusama s infinity mirrors exhibit at the hirshhorn museum feb.

1929 fireflies on the water 2002. A room is completely covered with mirrors and dozens of led lights hang from the ceiling. It is shown alongside chandelier of grief a room which creates the illusion of a boundless universe of rotating crystal chandeliers. Once inside the museum visit the ipad kiosk in the lobby to join the first come first served virtual queue for the souls of millions of light years away.

1929 wood mirrors metal and lightbulbs 82 x 94 x 80 in collection of ota fine arts tokyo singapore. Mirrors plexiglass lights and water 111 144 1 2 144 1 2 in. You will need to enter your mobile phone number and first name. For the best chance to view this infinity mirrored room.

Infinity mirrored room filled with the brilliance of life is one of kusama s largest installations to date and was made for her 2012 retrospective at tate modern.