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Yayoi Kusama 1929–2026

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yayoi kusama photo courtesy david zwirner galleryYayoi Kusama creating paintings for her My Eternal Soul series in her studio, 2014 (© YAYOI KUSAMA This Image Courtesy of David Zwirner Gallery, all other Photos By Gail)

August 26, 2026 – David Zwirner is saddened to announce the passing of Yayoi Kusama. The artist passed away from multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo on August 14, 2026, at the age of 97.

Kusama devoted her life to an international career as an avant-garde artist, working primarily in the visual arts while also extending her practice to performance, novels, poetry, and other forms of expression. She continued to paint until shortly before her passing, never setting aside her brush, and remained steadfast in her lifelong belief that love can save the world.

kusama infinity rooms installation red room 2017
Infinity Rooms Installation Red Mirror Room 2017
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Eye On Design: Iconographic Wallpaper By Terry Crews

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astek iconographic wallpaper photo by gail worley
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Terry Crews is a modern Renaissance man with accolades in football, entertainment, art, and design. This wallcovering collaboration with Astek commercial and residential wall covering pays homage to his diverse talents and multifaceted career by recognizing the figures that have inspired him along the way. Continue reading Eye On Design: Iconographic Wallpaper By Terry Crews →

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Just a Girl Paste-Up Series By Goldloxe

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goldloxe snow globe photo by gail worley
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Street art aficionados know that Freeman Alley is the premier spot on the LES for checking out contemporary street art as it is happening. The alley’s visual landscape of wheat pastes, stickers and stencils changes daily, so I like to head over there a few times a month to see what’s new and share the best discoveries here on the site. It was during a visit in mid-February that I started seeing the art of Goldloxe in a series of paste-ups depicting  nearly identical little girls — wearing baby doll dresses,  Mary Janes shoes and bobby socks — which are part of her Just a Girl collection. For Goldloxe, these girls are all about “Celebrating unapologetic women who won’t stop pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo.” Heck yeah!
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When 45 Seconds Is not Enough

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The comprehensive Yayoi Kusama exhibit, Kusama Cosmic Nature, runs through October 2021 at  the  New York Botanical Garden, and it’s all kinds of crazy fun to explore. The garden recently added one of the legendary Japanese artist’s super popular immersive Infinity Mirrored Rooms to the mix, and for just $10 you get a whopping 45 seconds to enjoy the light show and take as many insta-worthy photos as you can: not much time really to work on your composition, but was it work it? Oh yeah! Especially since purchasing these limited-availbilty tickets in advance means pretty short lines as compared to the time I nearly crippled myself waiting to get into one of these things for three hours. Ugh, never again.

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Kusama Cosmic Nature Opens at the New York Botanical Garden

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On an otherwise gloomy and very rainy Sunday in New York, we made our way to the NYBG in the Bronx for the second day of artist Yayoi Kusama’s new exhibit, Kusama: Cosmic Nature. While Saturday’s opening day enjoyed the benefit of bright sun and warm temperatures, we did not let the overcast skies dampen our sprits at all while exploring this amazing exhibit which showcases of all of Kusama’s ‘greatest hits’ (if you know what I mean). An in-depth review will likely be on the horizon here on The ‘Gig. In the meantime, check it out for yourself by snagging a couple of hot tickets at This Link!

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