{"id":9338,"date":"2021-06-29T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=9338"},"modified":"2021-06-29T09:06:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:06:21","slug":"yayoi-kusama-in-alternative-worlds-at-michael-rosenfeld-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/29\/yayoi-kusama-in-alternative-worlds-at-michael-rosenfeld-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Yayoi Kusama in \u2018Alternative Worlds\u2019 at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mirrors, lights and long lines of visitors usually accompany <a href=\"http:\/\/yayoi-kusama.jp\/e\/information\/\">Yayoi Kusama<\/a>\u2019s Chelsea exhibitions; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelrosenfeldart.com\/exhibitions\/alternative-worlds\">Michael Rosenfeld Gallery<\/a>\u2019s selection of the artist\u2019s smaller scale 2-D and 3-D work from the 50s and 80s is a quieter affair but a gem for Kusama fans.\u00a0 Here, two box-shaped sculptures feature the artist\u2019s signature nets, polka dots and phallic forms, bringing together pattern and texture in abundance.\u00a0 Despite this work\u2019s title, \u2018Ruins (Haikyo),\u2019 clustered protrusions resembling eggs in a nest appear to embody life and movement.\u00a0 (On view through July 30<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Masks and social distancing required.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9339\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9339\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9339\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yayoi_kusama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yayoi_kusama.jpg 3754w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yayoi_kusama-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yayoi_kusama-500x394.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yayoi Kusama, Ruins (Haikyo), mixed media box assemblage with sewn and painted fabric, faux fur and paint, 11 \u00be x 11 \u00be x 4 inches, 1984.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mirrors, lights and long lines of visitors usually accompany Yayoi Kusama\u2019s Chelsea exhibitions; 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