Opening 7/12, the exhibition will run though Sept. 30 at the Whitney Museum (Madison Avenue at 75th Street). The exhibition spans approximately 60 years, from the artist’s early works in Japan to her 15-year tenure in New York beginning in the 1950s.
Well known for her use of dense patterns of polka dots and nets, as well as her intense, large-scale environments, Yayoi Kusama works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance, and immersive installation. Born in Japan in 1929, Kusama came to the United States in 1957 and quickly found herself at the epicenter of the New York avant-garde. After achieving fame through groundbreaking exhibitions and art “happenings,” she returned to her native country in 1973 and is now one of Japan’s most prominent contemporary artists. This retrospective features works spanning Kusama’s career.
Kusama’s Fireflies on the Water, a work in the Whitney’s collection, is being shown in conjunction with Yayoi Kusama and is on view in the Lobby Gallery.
For details: http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama