{"product_id":"yayoi-kusama-present-infinite-hardcover","title":"Yayoi Kusama: Present Infinite - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYayoi Kusama\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eYayoi Kusama\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStefano Raimondi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn celebration of one of Kusama's most iconic infinity rooms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese artist Yayoi Kusama is known worldwide for her polka dots and colorful, immersive light installations featuring unusual and organic forms, such as pumpkins. \u003ci\u003ePresent Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to her beloved and singular practice, with a particular focus on \u003ci\u003eFireflies on the Water\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), one of her most famous \u003ci\u003eInfinity Mirror Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e from the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. \u003ci\u003eFireflies on the Water\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eInfinity Mirror Room\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), \u003ci\u003eFireflies on the Water\u003c\/i\u003e embodies an almost hallucinatory approach to reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYayoi Kusama\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1929) has worked not only in sculpture and installation but also painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction and other arts. In her early career in Japan, she produced mostly works on paper. With her late-1950s move to New York City, she joined the ranks of the avant-garde, working in soft sculpture and influencing the likes of Warhol and Oldenburg. At this time, she was also involved with happenings and other performance-oriented works and began to deploy her signature dots. Her work fell into relative obscurity after her return to Japan in 1973, but a subsequent revival of interest in the 1980s elevated her work to the canonical status that it still enjoys today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11 x 11.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153099329671,"sku":"9788857251424","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1aa2fc44b623586153cc8e02183bfba4.webp?v=1733218980","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/yayoi-kusama-present-infinite-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}