Yayoi Kusama, princess of polka dots, avant-garde goddess, dreamer, creator, feminist and currently unstoppable. We are busy preparing for ongoing pangs of jealousy over here as the Japanese artist takes over social media feeds worldwide with her Infinity Mirrors exhibition opening in the US. How we wish we could immerse ourselves in her "buzzy" infinity rooms and how we encourage anyone who can get to a Yayoi retrospective to do so.
Yayoi Kusama is set for a massive year of shows from Tokyo to Finland and even here in Melbourne, at the National Gallery of Victoria's just announced triennial in December.
We thought it was the perfect time to share some of our favourite photos of Yayoi Kusama as well as focus on our collaboration with the artist, from her 2012 Whitney Retrospective, on what also happens to be the Japanese artists 88th birthday.
"My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots."-Yayoi Kusama
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YAYOI KUSAMA.
Shot for Artsy.
Shot by The Broad.
And if you're looking for a 360 degree distraction from whatever you're doing right now. This video for the NY Times is well worth a watch.
You can shop our Yayoi Kusama collection here.
Love Forever.
Abigail Crompton is launching her first publication with Thames and Hudson Australia and the USA - Truth Bomb.
There is nothing more explosive than an original idea…and nothing more dangerous
Truth Bomb: Inspiration from the Mouths and Minds of Women Artists is a powerful visual celebration of twenty-two remarkable and iconoclastic women artists, including Yayoi Kusama, Mickalene Thomas, Maja Djordjevic, Nina Chanel Abney, and Judy Chicago.
To our beloved Third Drawer Down community,
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