YAYOI KUSAMA WITH RECENT WORKS IN TOKYO, 2016. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST © YAYOI KUSAMA. PHOTO BY TOMOAKI MAKINO.
YAYOI KUSAMA. INSTALLATION VIEW OF YAYOI KUSAMA: INFINITY MIRRORS AT THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, 2017. LEFT TO RIGHT: INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LOVE FOREVER, 1966/2014; ACCUMULATION OF STARDUST, 2001. © YAYOI KUSAMA. PHOTO BY CATHY CARVER.
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YAYOI KUSAMA. ALL THE ETERNAL LOVE I HAVE FOR THE PUMPKINS, 2016, AT THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN. COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST. COURTESY OF OTA FINE ARTS, TOKYO / SINGAPORE AND VICTORIA MIRO, LONDON. © YAYOI KUSAMA. PHOTO BY CATHY CARVER.
usama, who had first started making her now-famous infinity rooms back in the 1960s, saw a resurgence in interest in her work over the last few years. This is all thanks to the popularity of Instagram and the astronomical amount of selfies snapped in her chambers. If you look up the hashtag #kusama, more than the majority of the photos coming up are indeed of people striking a pose. No matter whether you are a fan of selfies or not, you’ll have to admit that it is quite fascinating to observe how our modern narcissism can generate awareness for projects that would have been otherwise forgotten.
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