As the renowned Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama celebrated her birthday on March 22nd, The Hirshhorn Museum opened her beloved exhibition ”One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama” to special guests for an early morning guided tour.
Invited guests met Exhibition Curator Betsy Johnson and Conservator Anouk Verbeek, who discussed Yayoi Kusama’s biography and how the Hirshhorn cares for these impressive yet fragile artworks. This exhibition is the debut of one of Kusama’s most recent rooms to the D.C. community.
This survey of Kusama’s work has traveled to five North American art museums, and the Hirshhorn Museum has collected her work since 1996. Among the many additions to the permanent collection is the Infinity Mirror Room: Phalli’s Field (Floor Show) (1965/2017), which is the first of the artist’s immersive installations to transform the intense repetition of her earlier paintings and works on paper into a perceptual and participatory experience.
The famous pumpkin culture is a draw and D.C.-based designer Somos Thompson takes a closer look at a piece of “Phalli’s Field” . (Photography by Lafayette Barnes IV)
“This exhibition honors Kusama’s distinctive vision of self-obliteration by exploring its development across media while also underscoring the Museum’s mission: to present the most exciting art and ideas of our time.” via the museum’s website.
The exhibition is open to the public with free timed passes on the Hirshhorn’s website at hirshhorn.si.edu. You can also Follow @hirshhorn on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
