Thursday, March 5, 2009

Yayoi Kusama





If you like polka dots, you'll love Yayoi Kusama and want to rush out to see her exhibition 'Mirrored Years' currently on show at Sydney's MCA. In fact, you probably already have. But you might like to head back to the MCA for some Inspired Reading and join the MCA Book Club for a tour of the exhibition and a discussion of the Haruki Murakami international bestseller Kafka on the Shore.

Tuesday 31st March from 6 - 7:30pm
$10


Also look out for Kusama-san's own 1983 novel 'The Hustlers Grotto of Christopher Street' on sale in the MCA store.


Or if film is more your thing...you may like to attend the special screening of 'Yayoi Kusama - I Adore Myself'

Directed by Takako Matsumoto, the film follows Kusama over the duration of one-and-a-half years, and documents the creation of her series titled 'Love—Forever'.

Friday 27th March, 6pm
$15 Tickets available here or on 02 9247 3800.

Dendy Opera Quays
Shop 9, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney.
For more info click here.

'Mirrored Years' continues until 8th June, 2009. I promise you will love!

11 comments:

  1. Hello Sandwich. Love the blog!

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  2. Ow Thank you :) I am so happy you like!

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  3. oh i wish i could see that show! yesterday i went to the Stephen Jones exhibition at the V&A. Amazing!!!! I want a hat collection. People don't wear enough hats these days. x

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  4. Oh Melanie, you would just love my mums millenary shop! i wish you could visit! Tonight I went to the Todd Selby exhibition - so great! You would have loved it too - being the super cool photographer that you are!
    Thank you for visiting Hello Sandwich again!
    xxx

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  5. i both love and fear all those dots! there is something childlike about it, would love to hang out in there.
    thanks for posting!

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  6. Thank you for your comment MT! Nice to know Hello Sandwich makes it to London!

    Yes her spaces are amazing aren't they! I first saw her work in Tokyo years ago and was blown away by one of her giant installations of a mirrored room filled with little party lights.

    Sadly the installations in Sydney are a little smaller than that and visitors have a very short time limit in each room :( You really could stay in there for a long time - the spaces have a very special feeling!

    Hope you will visit Hello Sandwich again.

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  7. HELLO TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERS THE HELLO SANDWICH BLOG-SITE. I'M TEACHING ENGLISH IN LITHUANIA AND A FEW WEEKS AGO MY CLASSES WERE INTRODUCED TO THE HELLO SANDWICH BLOG. NEED I SAY THAT I COULD NOT GET THE STUDENT'S TO RETURN TO THEIR ENGLISH LESSON.....SOOOOOOOO I MADE A LESSON OF THE SITE AND I THINK THE KIDS HAD THEIR BEST LESSON EVER. LOVE THE SITE, LOVE THE PRESENTATION AND LAYOUT AND LOVE YOU ALL....NINEE

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  8. Hello Sandwich! love the blog.
    I am a Kusama fan and went to see Í adore myself' at the dendy on friday and loved it! I heard that she made a special appearance at the cinema on Saturday. Did you or anyone meet her?? Wish I had been there.

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  9. Hello. Greetings from Lithuania.
    I'm happy to be writing you, cause i'm enjoying your style. It's something realy fresh and cute. Just please dont stop what you are doing.

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  10. Hello Sandwich, Hello to everyone!
    This web site interesed me so much these colors,deign,ideas.... it is amazing!
    Most of all i like the images... it is wonderful!
    With big respect i want to say thanks for the existans of Hello sandwich blogspot.

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  11. Hi, sandwhich,
    Love your blog+1!
    I am a student study graphic in UK. Currently, I am
    doing my case study about Yayoi Kusama, and I have
    some simple questions about her. Could you do me a favour, I'd
    be very appreciate!!
    (You may send your answer to my google account: notnotnotyet@gmail.com)
    1. By what means do you know about Yayoi Kusama?
    2.What is your favorite work of her? And what do you feel when
    you are looking at it?
    3.Does her work resonate with any aspect of your life? In what ways?
    4.Would you be curious about her works by only seeing the creations without knowing the artist?

    Your age:
    Occupation:

    Thank you very very much!
    (And sorry if I post here has caused you any inconvenience)

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