Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama to showcase ‘infinity’ at Tantora Festival

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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama to showcase ‘infinity’ at Tantora Festival

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama to showcase ‘infinity’ at Tantora Festival

Yayoi Kusama waves at a photo session during a press preview of her exhibition titled “My Eternal Soul” at the National Art Center in Tokyo on February 21, 2017. (AFP)

06 Nov 2019 01:11:23 GMT9

Staff Writer, Dubai

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is set to showcase what “infinity” looks like during this year’s Winter at Tantora festival, it has been revealed.

According to the al-Ula organizers, visitors will be able to step into the world-famous art installation Infinity Room “Brilliance of the Souls” by Kusama.

https://twitter.com/WinterAtTantora/status/1191768540140986368?s=20

During a series of weekend events held from 19 December till 7 March 2020, visitors will have the chance to experience the wide range of diverse cultural events and activities available in AlUla during the Tantora Festival.

Born in Nagano Prefecture, avant-garde sculptor, painter and novelist, Kusama started to paint using polka dots and nets as motifs at around age ten, and created fantastic paintings in watercolors, pastels and oils.

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The art of Yayoi Kusama titled "Longing for Eternity (2017)" during a press preview on November 20, 2017, for the Yayoi Kusama: Festival of Life exhibition on diplay at the David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea from November 2 to December 16, 2017. (AFP)[/caption]

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