If you don’t know the name Yayoi Kasuma, you’re almost certainly familiar with her artwork. You’re sure to have seen her incredible pieces all over Instagram and at the Tate Modern last year with her ‘Infinity Mirror Room’ exhibition.
If you did get to see it in person, then consider yourself blessed as the exhibition was sold out months in advance and was extended not once but multiple times due to staggering demand and popularity.
Starry infinity mirrors, polka dots, grand pumpkin sculptures – the 93-year-old Japanese artist has been an Internet sensation for years now. And now, the artist will premiere a new Infinity Mirror Room alongside a new series of paintings entitled ‘Every Day I Pray for Love’ in London.
But if you missed out when it was last in town, fret not because a new chance to see the artist’s artwork is coming to London. And it’s not just an infinity room, either, as an enormous artwork has also already landed in London from Kusama. The artist’s “tallest bronze pumpkin sculpture to date” stands six metres tall, and can now be found in Kensington Gardens in South Kensington from July 9 to November 3.
Additionally, Kusuma’s first permanent public work in the UK ‘Infinite Accumulation’ is set to be unveiled at Liverpool Street Station this July. Expect to see her iconic polka dots all over the Lizzie line.
Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Room
Finally, fans of the iconic Infinity Room series can visit the show at Victoria Miro gallery in Islington from the end of summer. And the best part is it’s free. Running from September 25 to November 2 2024, it will be the artist’s fourteenth solo show at the London gallery.
While the tickets for Yayoi Kusama at Victoria Miro are free you still need a ticket to enter. Tickets are now on sale from today Monday, September 2. So be sure to save the date as they’re sure to sell out quickly!
You can find Yayoi Kusama’s new pumpkin sculpture at the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens, W8 4PR. The nearest station is Queensway.
Yayoi Kusama’s new (and free) exhibition will open at Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road, N1 7RW. The nearest stations are Old Street and Angel.