Yayoi Kusama: Present Infinite
Publisher: Skira
Publication Date: 2024
Edited by Stefano Raimondi
In celebration of one of Kusama’s most iconic infinity rooms
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is known worldwide for her polka dots and colorful, immersive light installations featuring unusual and organic forms, such as pumpkins. Present Infinite is a tribute to her beloved and singular practice, with a particular focus on Fireflies on the Water (2002), one of her most famous Infinity Mirror Rooms from the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Fireflies on the Water is a room-sized installation where, as the title suggests, the lights seem almost natural, like fireflies on a quiet summer’s night. The pool of water creates an incredible sense of stillness and the mirrors reflect never-ending images of themselves, creating a sidereal ambience. Space appears infinite, without top or bottom, beginning or end. As in Yayoi Kusama’s early installations, including her Infinity Mirror Room (1965), Fireflies on the Water embodies an almost hallucinatory approach to reality.
Details
Publisher: Skira
Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Publication Date: 2024
ISBN: 9788857251424
Retail: $45 | $65 CAN
Status: Available
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: 11 × 11 in | 27.9 × 27.9 cm
Pages: 144
Reproductions: 80 illustrations
Artist and Contributors
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama’s (b. 1929) work has transcended two of the most important art movements of the second half of the twentieth century: pop art and minimalism. Her highly influential career encompasses paintings, performances, room-size presentations, outdoor sculptural installations, literary works, films, fashion, design, and interventions within existing architectural structures, which allude at once to microscopic and macroscopic universes.
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