Infinity Mirror Room Phalli S Field

Almost a half century after yayoi kusama first exhibited her landmark installation infinity mirror room phalli s field 1965 in new york the work remains challenging and unclassifiable.

Infinity mirror room phalli s field. The reflective surfaces allowed her vision to transcend the physical limitations of her own productivity. Installations from that time included infinity mirror room phalli s field 1965 a mirrored room whose floors were covered with hundreds of stuffed phalli that had been painted with red dots. Shifting between the pop like and the surreal the minimal and the metaphorical the figurative and the abstract the psychotic and the erotic with references to free love and psychedelia it seemed to embody all that the 1960s was about while at the same time denying the prevailing aesthetics of its time. Installation view of infinity mirror room phalli s field 1965.

Infinity room phalli s field. Richard castellance gallery new york 1965. Infinity mirror room phalli s field was perhaps the most important breakthrough for kusama during this immensely fruitful period. Kusama first exhibited the room now famous at the castellane gallery in new york as part of the floor show.

Almost a half century after yayoi kusama debuted her landmark installation infinity mirror room phalli s field 1965 in new york the work remains challenging and unclassifiable. Mirrors gave her the opportunity to create infinite planes in her installations and she would continue to use them in later. Utilizing mirrors allowed for a more interactive and provocative experience for the visitor. Almost a half century after yayoi kusama debuted her landmark installation infinity mirror room phalli s field 1965 in new york the work remains challenging and unclassifiable.

Lmost a half century after yayoi kusama debuted her landmark installation infinity mirror room phalli s field 1965 in new york the work remains challenging and unclassifiable. A room within a room emphasising the sense of enclosure and containment the four walls were covered with mirrored panels reflecting the room in all directions. The room was specially constructed for the show placed inside the first gallery. From louisiana museum of modern art yayoi kusama infinity mirror room phalli s field floor show 1965.

Sewn stuffed cotton fabric board and mirrors. Shifting between pop like and surreal minimal and metaphorical figurative and abstract psychotic and erotic it seems to embody what the 1960s were about while at the same time rejecting the prevailing aesthetics of its. Shifting between the pop like and the surreal the minimal and the metaphorical the figurative and the abstract the psychotic and the erotic with references to free love and psychedelia it seemed to embody all that the 1960s was about while at the same time denying the prevailing aesthetics of its time. Infinity mirror room phalli s field was the first use of this technique and it took off.