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Unquestioned Protagonist of Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibits in Milan

MILAN.- Councillorship for Culture and 24 ORE Motta Cultura present the exhibition Yayoi Kusama. I Want to Live Forever at PAC Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, under the curatorship of Akira Tatehata (Director of Osaka National Museum of Art). A unique, exclusive event for Italy, dedicated to the unquestioned protagonist of Japanese contemporary art. In addition to recent figurative and abstract paintings, large-scale sculptures and installations from the last decade, there will be a selection of formative drawings from the 1950s and 60s. On show also Narcissus Garden, a sculptural installation first exhibited at the 33rd Biennale di Venezia (1966). Kusama produced this interactive environment of 1500 mirror balls with the assistance of Lucio Fontana. In