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One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection

Apr 1 – Nov 27, 2022
Independence Ave SW &, 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States

Yayoi Kusama once said, “My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots.” Stepping into her immersive Infinity Rooms, you become a dot—a speck in a sea of possibility. Kusama is encouraging people to abandon their notions of self, to transcend, if only for an hour, the egocentrism of our time. The Hirshhorn exhibition includes Kusama’s first Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli’s Field (1965/2017)—and a more recent room. It also includes an early painting, sculptures, and photographs. —Elena Clavarino

Yayoi Kusama, “Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli’s Field,” 1965. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts; Victoria Miro; David Zwirner © YAYOI KUSAMA. Photo: Eikoh Hosoe.