160 ans après sa parution, le classique de Lewis Carroll est revisité par la Japonaise Yayoi Kusama, l'une des plus grandes figures de l'art contemporain, à travers des illustrations psychédéliques et oniriques.
Avec son langage visuel unique et sa fascination pour l'infini, Kusama sublime l'imaginaire de Lewis Carroll en ajoutant une nouvelle dimension, contemporaine et introspective.
L'univers d'Alice et l'oeuvre de Yayoi Kusama partagent une vision audacieuse, imaginative et profondément artistique. Ils dialoguent, se superposent, se mélangent et s'accordent parfaitement dans une explosion de couleurs et de ronds : l'art et la littérature sont des portails vers des mondes où tout devient possible.
Explore the world of artist Yayoi Kusama in this lively, interactive lift-the-flap book for children ages 0-3.
Pumpkins, polka dots, flowers, and so much more! Yayoi Kusama creates art that''s bursting with color and creativity, bringing ''never-ending joy'' to children. Her playful and vibrant masterpieces are perfect for young artists who love to explore and have fun with colors and shapes.
Kusama''s radiant world invites young imaginations to run wild, offering endless possibilities for creative expression. With her signature bold patterns, she encourages kids to embrace their own unique artistic voices.
The What Artists Make series of lift-the-flap books, geared toward children under the age of three, shares the different ways artists view the world. In each book, one artist''s unique method of making or outlook on creativity is explored through rhythmic sentences and photographs of artworks selected to delight and inspire. Beneath the flap, a short explanation of the artist''s practice provides added context, allowing adults to engage with the art on a deeper level and to share the knowledge with their children.
The newest book from the widely revered Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama features her latest monumental and vibrant work and is the first to explore the experience of seeing it from the lens of the visitor
''My entire life has been painted here. Every day, any day. I will never cease dedicating my whole life to my love for the universe.'' --Yayoi Kusama
One of the most influential artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Yayoi Kusama occupies a unique position within recent art history. Since the 1950s, she has created a profoundly personal oeuvre that resonates with a global audience. Distinctly recognizable, her works frequently deploy repetitive elements--such as dots--to evoke both microscopic and macroscopic universes.
Celebrating the visitor experience, this publication offers an immersive tour of Kusama''s 2023 exhibition at David Zwirner New York. Illustrating thirty-five paintings, a gigantic sculptural maze of pumpkin walls, a lush garden of towering flowers, and a fan-favorite Infinity Mirror Room, the result is a book that offers the sense of experiencing the work in person for readers who have not had the chance.
New scholarship by Robert Slifkin looks at how Kusama innovates and complicates art historical traditions of image production and how her art seeks to connect humans with the greater cosmos. An essay by Lynn Zelevansky reflects on her own long-standing engagement with Kusama''s work and the ways in which it, across the decades, can be seen as a record of love in all its complexity: full of humanity, generosity, affection, sadness, and pain.
