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Yayoi Kusama : infinity mirrors

by Melissa Chiu, Alexander Blair Dumbadze, Alex Jones, Gloria Sutton, Miwako Tezuka, Mika Yoshitake

This volume traces the five-decade development of Infinity Mirror Rooms, from early installations exploring self-obliteration to recent ethereal spaces. It historicises these pioneering works within the context of contemporary experiential art practices.

Accession 13608 ISBN 9783791355948 Publisher Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, DelMonico Books
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