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The '''Yayoi Kusama Museum''' is a contemporary art museum in Tokyo Japan dedicated to the work of the Japanese artist [[Yayoi Kusama]].<ref name="guardian">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/30/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo|title=Avant-garde legend Yayoi Kusama gets her own museum in Tokyo|first=Justin|last=McCurry|date=September 30, 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> The Museum is located in the [[Shinjuku Ward]], in the western suburbs of Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/art/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo|title=A new Tokyo museum designed by Kume Sekkei brings us closer to the art of Yayoi Kusama|first=Wallpaper*|last=Magazine|date=November 23, 2017|website=Wallpaper*}}</ref><ref>https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/yayoi-kusama-tokio-pop-art-1.4327066</ref>
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The '''Yayoi Kusama Museum''' is a contemporary [[art museum]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, dedicated to the work of the Japanese artist [[Yayoi Kusama]].<ref name="guardian">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/30/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo|title=Avant-garde legend Yayoi Kusama gets her own museum in Tokyo|first=Justin|last=McCurry|date=30 September 2017|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719005603/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/30/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The museum is located in the [[Shinjuku Ward]], in the western suburbs of Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/art/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo|title=A new Tokyo museum designed by Kume Sekkei brings us closer to the art of Yayoi Kusama|first=Wallpaper*|last=Magazine|date=23 November 2017|website=Wallpaper*|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719010853/https://www.wallpaper.com/art/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/yayoi-kusama-tokio-pop-art-1.4327066|title=Poppig, bunt - und ausweglos|first=Christoph Neidhart|last=Tokio|date=15 February 2019|via=Sueddeutsche.de|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719012230/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/yayoi-kusama-tokio-pop-art-1.4327066|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


Construction of the museum was completed in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/arts/design/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo.html|title=Yayoi Kusama to Open Her Own Museum in Tokyo|first=Roslyn|last=Sulcas|date=August 15, 2017|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> and it opened in 2017 with an inaugural exhibition of 600 of Kusama's works.<ref name="designBoom">{{Cite web|url=https://www.designboom.com/art/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo-10-03-2017/|title=yayoi kusama opens museum in tokyo, a world of infinite polka-dots|date=October 3, 2017|website=designboom &#124; architecture & design magazine}}</ref> The five-floor building was designed by the Japanese architecture firm Kume Sekkei. One floor of the museum is dedicated to one of Kusama's infinity room installations, titled ''“Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity''.<ref name="StarsAndStripes/>
The five-floor building was designed by the Japanese [[Architectural firm|architecture firm]] Kume Sekkei.<ref name="ArchitectMag">{{cite web |last1=Blahut |first1=Chelsea |title=Yayoi Kusama’s Museum in Tokyo to Open Oct. 1 |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/culture/yayoi-kusamas-museum-in-tokyo-to-open-oct-1_o |website=www.architectmagazine.com |publisher=The journal of the American Institute of Architects |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719013209/https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/culture/yayoi-kusamas-museum-in-tokyo-to-open-oct-1_o |archive-date=19 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction was completed in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/arts/design/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo.html|title=Yayoi Kusama to Open Her Own Museum in Tokyo|first=Roslyn|last=Sulcas|date=15 August 2017|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719011309/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/arts/design/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo.html|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and it opened in 2017 with an inaugural exhibition of 600 of Kusama's works.<ref name="designBoom">{{Cite web|url=https://www.designboom.com/art/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo-10-03-2017/|title=yayoi kusama opens museum in tokyo, a world of infinite polka-dots|date=3 October 2017|website=designboom &#124; architecture & design magazine|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719005605/https://www.designboom.com/art/yayoi-kusama-museum-tokyo-10-03-2017/|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> One floor of the museum is dedicated to one of Kusama's infinity room [[Installation art|installation]]s, titled ''Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity''.<ref name="StarsAndStripes"/>


The museum admits 200 visitors per day, based on timed tickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/8-best-museums-tokyo-1446272|title=The 8 Best Museums in Tokyo|first=David Farley On 6/27/19 at 9:33 AM|last=EDT|date=June 27, 2019|website=Newsweek}}</ref><ref name="StarsAndStripes>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stripes.com/new-museum-in-tokyo-provides-a-home-for-kusama-s-enigmatic-fascinating-works-1.511908|title=New museum in Tokyo provides a home for Kusama’s enigmatic, fascinating works|website=Stars and Stripes}}</ref> In 2018, a year after its opening, the museum was rated number one on [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'s global ''do list''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-the-world|title=The 50 best things to do in the world right now|website=Time Out Worldwide}}</ref>
The museum admits 200 visitors per day, based on timed tickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/8-best-museums-tokyo-1446272|title=The 8 Best Museums in Tokyo|first=David Farley On 6/27/19 at 9:33 AM|last=EDT|date=27 June 2019|website=Newsweek|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719010726/https://www.newsweek.com/8-best-museums-tokyo-1446272|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="StarsAndStripes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stripes.com/new-museum-in-tokyo-provides-a-home-for-kusama-s-enigmatic-fascinating-works-1.511908|title=New museum in Tokyo provides a home for Kusama's enigmatic, fascinating works|website=Stars and Stripes|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719005605/https://www.stripes.com/new-museum-in-tokyo-provides-a-home-for-kusama-s-enigmatic-fascinating-works-1.511908|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, a year after its opening, the museum was rated number one on [[Time Out (magazine)|''Time Out'']]'s global "do list".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-the-world|title=The 50 best things to do in the world right now|website=Time Out Worldwide|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719010413/https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-the-world|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of single-artist museums]]


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* Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity Exhibit [https://www.otafinearts.com/artists/72-yayoi-kusama/works/4317-yayoi-kusama-infinity-mirrored-roomthe-eternally-infinite-light-of-the-2020/]

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Yayoi Kusama Museum
Yayoi Kusama Museum, Tokyo
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Location107 Bentencho,
Shinjuku City,
Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°42′12″N 139°43′35″E / 35.70320°N 139.72648°E / 35.70320; 139.72648
Websiteyayoikusamamuseum.jp/en

The Yayoi Kusama Museum is a contemporary art museum in Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the work of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.[1] The museum is located in the Shinjuku Ward, in the western suburbs of Tokyo.[2][3]

The five-floor building was designed by the Japanese architecture firm Kume Sekkei.[4] Construction was completed in 2014,[5] and it opened in 2017 with an inaugural exhibition of 600 of Kusama's works.[6] One floor of the museum is dedicated to one of Kusama's infinity room installations, titled Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity.[7]

The museum admits 200 visitors per day, based on timed tickets.[8][7] In 2018, a year after its opening, the museum was rated number one on Time Out's global "do list".[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ McCurry, Justin (30 September 2017). "Avant-garde legend Yayoi Kusama gets her own museum in Tokyo". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (23 November 2017). "A new Tokyo museum designed by Kume Sekkei brings us closer to the art of Yayoi Kusama". Wallpaper*. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ Tokio, Christoph Neidhart (15 February 2019). "Poppig, bunt - und ausweglos". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via Sueddeutsche.de.
  4. ^ Blahut, Chelsea. "Yayoi Kusama's Museum in Tokyo to Open Oct. 1". www.architectmagazine.com. The journal of the American Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (15 August 2017). "Yayoi Kusama to Open Her Own Museum in Tokyo". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "yayoi kusama opens museum in tokyo, a world of infinite polka-dots". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "New museum in Tokyo provides a home for Kusama's enigmatic, fascinating works". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ EDT, David Farley On 6/27/19 at 9:33 AM (27 June 2019). "The 8 Best Museums in Tokyo". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "The 50 best things to do in the world right now". Time Out Worldwide. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

External links[edit]

  • Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity Exhibit [1]
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