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Yayoi Kusama : infinity mirrors / edited by Mika Yoshitake ; with contributions by Melissa Chiu, Alexander Dumbadze, Alex Jones, Gloria Sutton, Miwako Tezuka, Mika Yoshitake

by Melissa Chiu, Alexander Blair Dumbadze, Alex Jones, Gloria Sutton, Miwako Tezuka, Mika Yoshitake

This volume traces the five-decade development of Infinity Mirror Rooms, from early installations exploring self-obliteration to recent ethereal spaces. It historicises these pioneering works within the context of contemporary experiential art practices.

Accession 13608 ISBN 9783791355948 Publisher Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, DelMonico Books
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