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4/24/09

ART - IT'S ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS

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Yayoi Kusama's
eightieth year, Gagosian Gallery is presenting exhibitions of her recent work in New York of the renowned doyenne of the international art world.

"For this two-part exhibition, which has been several years in the making, Kusama has conceived some astonishing new works, such as Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity (2009), a mesmerizing "infinity room" that operates on a system of simple yet ingenious optical devices. In a dark void, a delicate, shimmering mirage unfolds around the viewer, a myriad of gleaming lights that reproduce and reflect endlessly upon each other in golden silence" The video below was shot quickly inside the Infinity Room. The experience was overwhelming! I wanted to stay in there for a very, very long time...

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