Lonely PlanetAug 28
19 of the Best Places to See Yayoi Kusama’s Art Around the World
See the iconic works of artist Yayoi Kusama at these museums, sculpture gardens and public spaces around the world.
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- Art Gallery of OntarioGalleryLocated on Dundas Street West in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, the museum complex takes up 45,000…
- Elsewhere
- Gardens by the BayParkSingaporeFeatures Kei-Chan, a large-scale figure of a girl.
- Echigo-Tsumari Art FieldMuseumTokamachi, JapanHome to Tsumari in Bloom, a large-scale floral piece.
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American ArtMuseumBentonville, United StatesCounts two pieces, including Infinity Mirrored Room - My Heart Is Dancing.
- Yayoi Kusama MuseumMuseumTokyo, JapanFounded by Kusama herself to honor her accomplishments.
- Benesse House MuseumMuseumNaoshima, JapanFeatures Kusama’s most famous polka-dot pumpkin sculpture.
- Matsumoto City Museum of ArtMuseumMatsumoto, JapanHome to Kusama's largest outdoor sculpture, Visionary Flowers.
- Towada Art CenterMuseumTowada, JapanFeatures eight polka-dot-spackled sculptures titled Love Forever.
- NGVArts centreMelbourne, AustraliaHome to four works, including the vast Dancing Pumpkin.
- The BroadMuseumLos Angeles, United StatesBoasts two infinity rooms, not always open; check online.
- Rubell MuseumMuseumMiami, United StatesOngoing display of three interactive works, including Narcissus Garden.
- WNDR MuseumMuseumChicago, United StatesImmersive-art site with Love is Calling and a recorded poem.
- Mattress FactoryMuseumPittsburgh, United StatesHolds two Kusama installations on long-term display.
- Phoenix Art MuseumMuseumPhoenix, United StatesFeatures the mixed-media infinity room You Who Are Getting Obliterated.
- InhotimNature reserveBrumadinho, BrazilOpen-air museum with a version of Narcissus Garden.
- Galeria Yayoi KusamaGalleryBrumadinho, BrazilGateway to two installations: I'm Here, But Nothing and Aftermath.
- Les Tulipes De Shangri-LaPublic artworkLille, FranceKusama’s 7m-tall fiberglass and concrete sculpture.
- Shine of LifeSightOslo, NorwayKusama’s largest Nordic sculpture, made of cast iron tentacles.
- Infinite AccumulationPublic artworkLondon, United KingdomSite-specific work outside Liverpool Street station.
- Gleaming Lights of the SoulsSightHelsingør, DenmarkAn infinity room with a central reflecting pool.