Yayoi Kusama

 I went and saw an exhibition by Yayoi Kusama recently. This exhibition has been so popular and was coming to the end of it's run. I went on one of the final days and it was still crowded. 

This is what l saw as soon as l entered the  door

A personal message to my city. It put a smile on my face.

This is a photo of the artist as a young child.  She grew up in Japan,  left and lived in America for a time before returning to live in Japan after her father died. 

Can l say how much l liked her work. She uses a lot of dots along with very interesting art forms.

She is also known for her collection of pumpkins. Just think of the patience needed for the piece below.

It was an impressive body of work and l could have shown so many more photos.  There were also some short films too. The dots were a repeating pattern, but, l never tired of looking at them.

Yayoi as she is today.  She is in her 90s now and I consider her a living treasure.                    

What a treat it was to see this exhibition.  We are so lucky to have such a great gallery in the ngv. And, we have The Winter Masterpiece Exhibition to look forward to; French Impressionists this year.

It was a ticketed exhibition as will  be the Winter Masterpiece.  For the rest of the gallery it is free admission.  I don't mind paying for special exhibitions as it helps the gallery get more. A fair trade l think.

If this exhibition comes to your country,  city etc l highly recommend seeing it. 

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