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German Culture Minister Monika Grütters opening the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Gropius Bau museum in Berlin © Luca Girardini / Gropius Bau
An “emergency brake” law passed by the German parliament this week to counteract the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has forced museums in many parts of the country to close. It may also disrupt Berlin shows such as a major Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Martin Gropius Bau and the annual Gallery Weekend. Museums in the eastern cities of Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig and Halle are forced to close under the new rules, which wrest control over pandemic restrictions from the 16 states in an attempt to end a confusing patchwork of measures that varied from one region to another. The K20 museum in Dusseldorf, which opened a Joseph Beuys exhibition marking the artist’s 100th birthday in March, has also closed until further notice.
Yayoi Kusama: A Retrospective, Installation view, 2021, Gropius Bau
Photo: Luca Girardini
There are only a handful of living artists as well known as Yayoi Kusama. The 92-year-old’s colorful hair and stern gaze in photos is as recognizable as her mirrored funhouses and spot-covered installations, which have made her one of the most in-demand artists in the world.
But a major new retrospective at Gropius Bau in Berlin looks beyond that span of famous work. “A Bouquet of Love I Saw in the Universe,” which opened today (but will temporarily close again due to a new lockdown), has recreated eight exhibitions that mark less-recognized turning points in the Japanese artist’s career.