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http://www.artbabble.org/video/guggenheim/kandinsky

In celebration of her retrospective at the Whitney Museum, Yayoi Kusama’s works are currently on display at two downtown Manhattan sites near the Whitney’s future home in the Meatpacking District. Kusama’s Yellow Trees building wrap transforms a tall building into a giant canvas. The scrim at 345 West 14th Street at 9th Avenue features a detail of the original painting Yellow Trees (1994), greatly enlarged so that its powerful sinuous patterns envelop the new twelve-story construction project. Visitors to Hudson River Park’s Pier 45 can enjoy Kusama’s vibrant multi-part installation, Guidepost to the New Space, throughout the summer. Bright red polka-dotted forms nestle in the grass like a herd of otherworldly abstractions, transforming the pier and its spectacular urban skyline. Upon your visit, please do not climb, sit, or play on the sculptures. They are more fragile than they seem.

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.

Whitney Museum of American Art: Yayoi Kusama

Whitney Museum of American Art: Yayoi Kusama

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http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama/Video

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