Princess of the Polka Dots

July 13, 2012

While in New York next week I’m hoping to check out the Yayoi Kusama exhibit at the Whitney. Known as the “Princess of the Polka Dots,” the Japanese avant-garde painter/poet/sculptor/designer recently collaborated with Louis Vuitton. The retrospective began at the Tate Modern in London and I’m so pleased it’s crossed the pond. Have you seen it? …curious to hear your thoughts!

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  1. Marie Warne says:
    July 13, 2012 at 8:16 am

    I’ll be in NY in September and this exhibit is on my to-do list. Let us know if you enjoy it. Have fun.

  2. Amy says:
    July 13, 2012 at 8:54 am

    I was lucky enough to see this show at the Tate in April, and it was wonderful. Exciting, fun, and also very insightful and personal. Highly enjoyable for the connoisseur and art newbie alike.

  3. Elizabeth says:
    July 13, 2012 at 9:23 am

    Wish I could be up there to see it! The collaboration with LV is perfect.

    Cheers, Elizabeth of The Corner Apartment

  4. Charly Godwin says:
    July 13, 2012 at 10:06 am

    I was just reading this article about her yesterday: http://nymag.com/arts/art/features/yayoi-kusama-2012-7/ Hoping to see the exhibit, too!

  5. TheNOW says:
    July 16, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    She is fascinating to me!! I love the LV collab! Hope you get to see it! xoox

  6. Brooke Michie says:
    July 17, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Obsessed with both your blog and the aesthetics of your blog (graphics/layout/etc.) What an eye you have!

  7. lily says:
    July 18, 2012 at 10:32 am

    I saw a retrospective of her in Wellington, NZ winter 2010 – it was fantastic! I’m sure with LV in the mix it’s bound to be even better now

  8. mona says:
    July 19, 2012 at 3:33 am

    Princess of the Polka Dots, indeed – her art is fascinating! I’m going to take a look at more of her work when I go down to the Tate Modern this December.