{"id":3122,"date":"2017-08-12T15:48:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T07:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akar-media.com\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2018-07-25T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T09:00:05","slug":"yayoi-kusama-museum-to-open-on-october-1st-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akar-media.com\/en\/yayoi-kusama-museum-to-open-on-october-1st-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"YAYOI KUSAMA MUSEUM to open on OCTOBER 1st, 2017 in Tokyo Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

YAYOI KUSAMA MUSEUM INAUGURAL EXHIBITION<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Creation is a Solitary Pursuit, Love is What Brings You Closer to Art.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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(C)Yayoi Kusama, photos by press release Tokyo Art Beat<\/p><\/div>\n

Yayoi Kusama<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n
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Born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Avant-garde sculptor, painter and novelist.<\/div>\n
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Started to paint using polka dots and nets as motifs at around age ten ,and created fantastic paintings in watercolors, pastels and oils.Went to the United States in 1957. Showed large paintings, soft sculptures, and environmental sculptures using mirrors and electric lights. In the latter 1960s, staged many happenings such as body painting festivals, fashion shows and anti-war demonstrations. Launched media-related activities such as film production and newspaper publication. In 1968, the film \u201cKusama’s Self-Obliteration”which Kusama produced and starred in won a prize at the Fourth International Experimental Film Competition in Belgium and the Second Maryland Film Festival and the second prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Held exhibitions and staged happenings also in various countries in Europe.<\/p>\n

For further information\u00a0 http:\/\/www.yayoi-kusama.jp\/e\/biography\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

YAYOI KUSAMA MUSEUM to open on OCTOBER 1st, 2017. It will hold an open exhibition as well as will be able to see hers history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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photos by Masahiro Tsuchido \u00a9YAYOI KUSAMA, press release Tokyo Art Beat<\/p><\/div>\n

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October 1 (Sun), 2017 \u2013 February 25 (Sun), 2018
\nOpening Hours
\n11:00 \u2013 17:00 (closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
\nAdmission Times
\n\u246011\uff1a00\uff5e12\uff1a30 \uff08Enter by 11\uff1a30\uff09
\n\u246112\uff1a30\uff5e14\uff1a00 \uff08Enter by 13\uff1a00\uff09
\n\u246214\uff1a00\uff5e15\uff1a30 \uff08Enter by 14\uff1a30\uff09
\n\u246315\uff1a30\uff5e17\uff1a00 \uff08Enter by 16\uff1a00\uff09<\/p>\n

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Admission Charges (including tax)
\nAdults: JPY1,000 Children aged 6-18: JPY600
\n*Children under age 6 are admitted free of charge.
\n*Group rates are not applicable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For your safety and enjoyment, we ask you to buy timed tickets in advance for a 90 minute time slot.
\nTickets go on sale from August 28 (Mon) on this website.<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.yayoikusamamuseum.jp\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Photos by Tokyo Art Beat<\/a><\/div>\n
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