Tag: Yayoi Kusama

• Yayoi Kusama Comes to the Broad in October

  

  On September 1 the Broad will place 50,000 tickets on sale online for its highly anticipated fall show and anxious Angelenos hitting refresh on their browsers might end up feeling like they’re in an endless infinity loop. Consider it visual dexterity training for Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors opening in October. The traveling exhibition’s L.A. layover will feature 6…

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  July 18, 2017

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Museums, Pop Art/Culture, Uncategorized

  Infinity Mirrors, The Broad, Yayoi Kusama

• DTLA Gallery Brings a Revolution to the Arts District

  At the beginning of Women’s History Month the National Museum of Women in the Arts asked an intriguing question when they created this hashtag: It was a call to action with a simple challenge:  Name 5 women artists. Can you name them off the top of your head?  Sure that may be easy, but if you walk…

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  March 11, 2016

  Art, art books, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Museums, sculpture, Uncategorized

  #5WomenArtists, abstract art, abstract sculpture, Arts District, DTLA, Hauser & Wirth, Louis Bourgeois, Lynda Benglis, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Phyllida Barlow, Ruth Asawa, Sculpture, Shinique Smith, Women’s History Month, Yayoi Kusama

• On Sabbatical: Notes from the Rabbit Hole

  The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice. `Who are YOU?’ said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, `I–I hardly know, sir,…

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  September 8, 2015

  Uncategorized

  Alice in Wonderland, Contemporary Art, illustration, literature, writing, Yayoi Kusama

• Happy Birthday Yayoi Kusama!

  When I was last at MOCA about 2 weeks ago I forgot that I had taken this picture of one of Yayoi Kusama’s works.  In honor of her 84th birthday yesterday, I thought I’d share. And at the intersection of Art and Fashion, this is the closest I’ve come to owning some of Kusama’s art.…

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  March 23, 2013

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Fashion, Museums

  jewelry, Louis Vuitton, MOCA, Yayoi Kusama

• If I Could Have Time in a Bottle (or Box)

  Andy Warhol was notorious for many things, but you may not know that one of them was his “Time Capsules”.  The artist would collect ephemera, art, and other inspirational items used as source material for his work. The items were boxed, catalogued and archived for a subsequent unveiling.  He began boxing these capsules in 1974,…

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  December 5, 2012

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Design, Fashion, Food, Museums

  Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol Museum, Beyond the 5 Boroughs, Gangam Style, Psy, RenRok, Yayoi Kusama

• Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama

  Years ago I scoffed at the idea of contemporary art merging with fashion.  It all started when I went to the “© Murakami” exhibit at MOCA in 2008.  Talk about an “Exit through the Gift Shop”, moment, I was completely turned off by the fact that Louis Vuitton had a boutique inside the Geffen Contemporary.…

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  June 9, 2012

  Contemporary Art, Fashion

  Infinitely Kusama, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Murakami, Yayoi Kusama

• This is what my blog is all about…

  I came across a cute video from MoMA today. This video and the writers at Hyperallergic really crystallize what CultureShockArt is about, so I will simply post the video. Be sure to read Hyperallergic’s comments. For just a moment, I’d ask that you abandon trying to figure out the meaning of the installation in the…

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  May 4, 2011

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Pop Art/Culture

  Gagosian, the Dot Room, Yayoi Kusama