2019 to 2020 Yayoi Kusama: Where the Lights in My Heart Go (Dec 20, 2019-May 10, 2020)NEW

For nearly seventy years, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has focused on themes of eternity, the sublime, and cosmic infinity across a wide range of media and genres. Central to Kusama’s practice is her acclaimed Infinity Mirror Rooms series - immersive environments in which mirrors create the illusion of an expansive, infinite space. Transcending the Pop, Minimalist, Happenings, and feminist movements of the 1960s, Kusama continues to create works that straddle the tenets central to each of these movements. Her output often incorporates polka dots, reflective surfaces, and all matter of bulbous and natural forms.

This winter, one of Kusama’s iconic rooms, Where the Lights in My Heart Go (2016), will be installed at the AAM. Kusama’s Where the Lights in My Heart Go (2016) is a ten-by-ten-foot polished stainless-steel room with a mirrored interior. Small holes in the walls and ceiling allow natural light to penetrate the darkened room. Multiplied by the reflective mirrored surfaces, these pinholes of light create an immersive kaleidoscopic experience inside the room. Its mirrored exterior creates the illusion of a continuously expanding universe, toying with our sense of visual perception.

AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund. Additional support is provided by the AAM National Council.

Additional underwriting for Yayoi Kusama’s presentation is provided by Todd Levin.

Yayoi Kusama Dates
Dec 20, 2019 - May 10, 2020