Went to the Whitney Museum to see the Yayoi Kusama retrospective exhibition. Yep, she's weird. Lots of dots, patterns, and psychedelic colours, which were indicative of her involvement in, and influence on, the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60's, alongside contemporaries such as Andy Warhol.
Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation (1963-64), New York
My favourite part of the exhibition was her installation Fireflies on Water (2002) - a 12 ft. square cube which you enter to experience, one person at a time; once the door closes behind you and you walk along a narrow elevated path to the center of the cube, you are surrounded by mirrors on the walls and ceilings, and water below, with the room lit by 150 small coloured lights.
Yayoi Kusama, Fireflies on Water (2002)
For the minute you're standing there alone in silence, there's the amazing sensation of floating in the middle of infinity. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area. (Note: you need to go early to get a time slot to view Fireflies on Water, as it's only 1 person per minute x however many hours they're open, so you do the math..). The exhibition coincides with Kusama's collaboration with Louis Vuitton, which you can check out here.
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