To inaugurate their new New York branch, Mucciaccia Galleries held a private reception to celebrate the opening of Yayoi Kusama exhibition featuring highly curated selection of paintings, sculptures and works on paper such as her signature Infinity polka dots painting and iconic sculpture pieces from her series Hi, Konnichiwa (Hello)!
28 works in total, dating from 1951 to 2008 will be on display at the gallery from November 10 to January 30, 2020.
Yayoi Kusama once said “In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars.” and she portrayed her life as one dot among thousands of other dots. Kusama associated the polka dots with the Sun and the Moon, as the dots had their same shape, whereby the Sun symbolize energy and the Moon tranquility.
About Yayoi Kusama:
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929, Matsumoto, Japan) is a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations. She works in various mediums including painting, sculpture, performance art, and installations in a variety of styles, including Pop art and Minimalism. Kusama began to paint as a child, at about the time she experiences hallucinations also of fields of dots. The hallucination and the theme of dots would continue to appear in her art throughout her life. Kusama is recipient of numerous prizes and awards including the Asahi Prize in 2001, the Medal with Dark Navy Blue Ribbon in 2002, the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier), and the Nagano Governor Prize (for the contribution in encouragement of art and culture) in 2003, National Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2006, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Losette and The Praemium Imperiale -Painting- in 2006. In 2009, Kusama is honored as Person of Cultural Merits in Japan.
About Mucciaccia Galleries
Mucciaccia Gallery opens its first New York based gallery in the heart of Chelsea, on 24th Street. With galleries already in Rome, Singapore, London and Cortina d’Ampezzo, New York is the fifth addition.
Massimiliano Mucciaccia first opened Galleria Mucciaccia in 2006, in the historical center of Rome. After the success of his Gallery in Rome, Massimiliano went on to open locations in Singapore and London. Mucciaccia Gallery lands in New York City, November 2019. The identity of the gallery is defined by its strong exhibition program featuring leading modern and contemporary artists. It continuously works in collaboration with institutions and foundations, to organize exhibitions, such as the retrospectives of Giorgio de Chirico, Robert Rauschenberg and David LaChapelle.
