The Obliteration Room Yayoi Kusama

The obliteration room 2011 revisits the popular interactive children s project developed by yayoi kusama for the queensland art gallery s apt 2002.

The obliteration room yayoi kusama.

The obliteration room 2002 present is a family friendly and participatory installation by one of the world s most popular well loved artists yayoi kusama b. The obliteration room new york s david zwirner art gallery was recently host to the give me love installation a collection by japanese artist yayoi kusama. Look now see forever exhibition at goma the work became a social media phenomenon when images of the progressive. Reworked and enlarged in 2011 for the gallery s yayoi kusama.

In infinity mirrored room aftermath of obliteration of eternity golden lanterns flicker creating a shimmering pattern of light that contrasts with the seemingly endless void of the mirrored black space. Life is the heart of a rainbow exhibition opening on 04 november 2017. Asia pacific triennial of contemporary art. The japanese artist yayoi kusama transformed a completely white room including furniture into a spectacle featuring her signature dots helped by children who visited the exhibition over two.

The obliteration room 2002 present sponsored by santos glng and supported by ikea logan is an interactive work initially developed by senior japanese artist yayoi kusama in collaboration with the queensland art gallery as a children s project for apt2002. The 2017 installation coincides with the yayoi kusama. Beginning as a stark white interior it encourages you to transform the space of our creative learning centre by saturating it with a rainbow of brightly coloured dots. Asia pacific triennial of contemporary art.

Yayoi kusama s interactive obliteration room begins as a white space which visitors are invited to cover with stickers. The obliteration room revisits the popular interactive children s project developed by yayoi kusama for the queensland art gallery s fourth asia pacific triennial of contemporary art in 2002. For kusama obliteration is a reflection on the experience of death and the potential of the afterlife.