Hello, now it's September I'm at the desk working on the latest collections for 2024. Here's a little look back to my Summer when Yayoi Kusama exhibited at the new Factory International building in Manchester as a part of the biennial festival. I'm a big fan (as seen on the Karika journal!) and was hugely excited to see this new installation You, Me and the Balloons.
It was everything you'd expect from Kusama - fun forms, bright colours, huge scale and that big dose of humour we enjoy. Her real talent is involving you in the art whether that is wandering through the giant inflatables, the cloud cushions where you could relax and take in the space or my favourite the infinity rooms where mirrors extend and reflect you & your view infinitely. Kusama really does make it feel like it is just you, her and the balloons.
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| YAYOI KUSAMA: YOU, ME AND THE BALLOONS | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA |
clockwise from the top left: mini portrait of me in the infinity room 'dots obsession', giant pink inflatables named 'a bouquet of love i saw in the universe', the cloud pillows, second part of the 'dots obsession' infinity room, overall view, 'the hope of the polka dots buried in the infinity will eternally cover the universe' piece.
