2) “Fireflies” the Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room
A permanent installment at the Phoenix Art Museum, this work is titled “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies” and takes up 25 square feet of space. The title of the work sums it up pretty well – polka dots of light move around you in the absolute darkness, giving a supposed sense of infinity. It’s a unique experience and a fun work of installment art, but the woman only makes it more interesting. Yayoi Kusama was popular in the 1960s in the Avant Art scene, and known for her protests against the Vietnam War. She staged large events of artwork utilising polka dots and nudity, but returned to Japan in the early 1970’s to deal with some mental health issues. After being forgotten about, she came back in force in the 90’s and has been rising in the art scene ever since. This installment is a special experience for a rare taste of Yayoi Kusama’s vision of infinity.
