Bronx, NYâThe New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) announces the opening of its expansive 2021 exhibition, KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature, featuring work by internationally celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibition includes four experiences debuting at the Botanical Garden. NYBG is the exclusive venue for KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature. On view April 10 through October 31, 2021, the exhibition is installed across the Gardenâs landscape, in and around the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Building. Advance, timed, limited-capacity tickets for the landmark presentation are required and on sale at nybg.org/kusama.
Yayoi Kusama s much-anticipated
Cosmic Nature exhibition is now open at the New York Botanical Garden in a riotous explosion of color and, of course, polka dots. Originally scheduled for 2020,
Cosmic Nature is the perfect analogy for how many of us feel this spring: closed off and pent up for the past year, we are ready to frolic out and about in a revelry of colors.
My Soul Blooms Forever is one of the sculptures on display inside the conservatory. Courtesy New York Botanical Garden
Set amidst the gardens, the exhibition is the first to deeply explore Kusama s relationship to nature. It s a setting that feels especially appropriate as the Japanese artist grew up sketching in her family s plant nursery in Matsumoto. There is a monumental
Yayoi Kusama,
I Want to Fly to the Universe (2020) at the New York Botanical Garden. Collection of the artist. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
After a year spent largely inside, New Yorkers have a joyful gift awaiting them at the New York Botanical Garden. The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s mirrored orbs, bold polka dots, and signature pumpkins are being unveiled after a year’s delay amid the seasonal rebirth that is early spring, surrounded by blossoming daffodils and cherry trees.
“People are just itching to be outdoors and to see something cultural again,” Nicholas Lechi, the garden’s senior director of communications, told Artnet News.
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Your First Look At KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature At The New York Botanical Garden
by Stephanie Maida · April 9, 2021
Nothing quite compares to the fanfare that erupts whenever a new Yayoi Kusama exhibition comes to town. After sneaking a peek at the Japanese icon s latest takeover of the New York Botanical Garden, we can say that the excitement is
definitely warranted. No wonder tickets have been selling out weeks in advance!
KUSAMA: Cosmic Naturepresents a stunning juxtaposition of modern art against the natural world, exploring the artist s lifelong fascination with nature and its forms. A series of bold works, colorful sculptures, and interactive installations are scattered throughout the garden s idyllic 250-acre property, sending visitors on a surrealist scavenger hunt through wonderland.