Yayoi Kusama: Every Day I Pray for Love

Yayoi Kusama: Every Day I Pray for Love
Yayoi Kusama
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Hardback
h195 x 165mm - 304pg
26 Nov 2020 US
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9781644230459
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In her most personal book to date, Yayoi Kusama brings us into her private world through poetic recollections, giving insight into her creative process and the essential role language plays in her work and daily life. With a new focus on Kusama' s use of language, this book gives an impressive overview of her poetry, which the artist creates alongside her work in other media. Highlighting the importance of language to Kusama, the book draws special attention to the captivating poetic titles of her paintings, such as in I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU THE INFINITE SPLENDOR OF STARDUST IN THE UNIVERSE and FIGURE OF THE MIDNIGHT DARKNESS OF THE UNIVERSE THAT I DEDICATED ALL MY HEART. These visionary titles are a quintessential part of Kusama' s eye-catching artworks, but also hold their own as unique aphorisms and appealing statements of cosmic spirituality. The poetry collected here touches on Kusama' s personal triumphs and trials, her human ideals, and her heroic pursuit of art and peace above all else. Centered around EVERY DAY I PRAY FOR LOVE, Kusama' s acclaimed exhibition at David Zwirner, New York, in 2019, this book features more than 300 pages of new paintings, sculptures, and Infinity Mirrored Rooms. It also includes photographs of Kusama over time, offering a unique visual timeline of this iconic artist.
"Aside from the irresistible blue, orange, and green cover, Yayoi Kusama: Every Day I Pray for Love is a tender and captivating look into the artist' s poetic world. Through an impressive collection of Kusama' s poetry, this iconic tome highlights the importance of words to the artist, whose painting titles are as beguiling as the artworks they accompany. "--Allison Schaller and Danielle Walsh "Vanity Fair"
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama' s (b. 1929) work has transcended two of the most important art movements of the second half of the twentieth century: pop art and minimalism. Her highly influential career spans paintings, performances, room-size presentations, outdoor sculptural installations, literary works, films, fashion, design, and interventions within existing architectural structures, which allude at once to microscopic and macroscopic universese.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781644230459
Published: 26 Nov 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: David Zwirner Books
Publisher: David Zwirner
Format: Hardback
Height: 195mm
Width: 165mm
Weight: 840g
Pages: 304

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