Yayoi Kusama and the Power of the Polka Dot

Yayoi Kusama and the Power of the Polka Dot

I made a B line across the street when I saw Yayoi Kusama’s polka dot window display at Louis Vuitton. You have to credit Marc Jacobs, LV’s creative director, who has worked with Kusama over the years to channel the incredible creativity of Kusama into a line of clothes and accessories… released earlier this Summer. An epoch splurge for me would be anything Kusama by Louis Vuitton! Any one of polka dotted accessories – green, red, white, yellow – would do.

Here are a few images of the window display posted by Jeff Kahn on Portlandart.net in August.

Check out this collection:

http://www.louisvuitton.co.uk/front/#/eng_GB/Collections/Women/Yayoi-Kusama/stories/The-Louis-Vuitton-and-Yayoi-Kusama-Collection

A retrospective of Kusama’s work has just finished up at the Whitney in New York, having originated at the Tate Gallery in London. The Whitney sums up Kusama as an artist:
Well known for her use of dense patterns of polka dots and nets, as well as her intense, large-scale environments, Yayoi Kusama works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance, and immersive installation. Born in Japan in 1929, Kusama came to the United States in 1957 and quickly found herself at the epicenter of the New York avant-garde. After achieving fame through groundbreaking exhibitions and art “happenings,” she returned to her native country in 1973 and is now one of Japan’s most prominent contemporary artists. This retrospective features works spanning Kusama’s career.

http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama

This is a fantastic video, excerpts from Kusama: Princess of Polka Dots directed by Heather Lenz, artist Yayoi Kusama, gallerist Richard Castellone, and Tate curator Frances Morris. They discuss Kusama’s childhood in Japan, her move to New York, and the themes of infinity and accumulation in her work. Here is the link:

http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama/Video

In my own small way, I have created some polka dot pillows available through Studio Tullia as homage to this extraordinarily inspiring woman. If you would like some Kusama polka dot energy in your home (the symbol of eternity and no soft edges), please visit my Etsy store. (Please click on either of the below pillows to go to my store).

How is this picture to get you into the spirit of Fall:

Ok, if I can’t get a bag, I’ll settle for the watch:

T this limited edition timepiece by Yayoi Kusama and Marc Jacobs is a tribute to the “iconic artwork of the Japanese artist and the expertise of Louis Vuitton. Red with white polka dots, and finished with a diamond-encrusted monogram bracelet, again in red and white. Limited to 188 pieces, the Louis Vuitton Tambour watch by Yayoi Kusama and Marc Jacobs can now be picked up from Louis Vuitton boutiques.

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