The immersive installation will close July 5 and re-open to the public on September 9 in more accessible location adjacent to re-invigorated Art of Asia galleries; Museum to host Creative Saturday re-opening celebration
Phoenix Art Museum announces the temporary closure of infinity mirror room You Who are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies (2005) by Yayoi Kusama for the summer. The immersive installation will undergo conservation work and will close to the public on July 5, 2023. The artwork, colloquially known as Fireflies, will re-open to the public on Creative Saturday on September 9, 2023 during a special Fireflies-themed celebration. As part of the conservation process, the installation will be relocated and appear adjacent to the Art of Asia wing on the Museum’s first floor, making it more accessible to Museum visitors and placing the dynamic contemporary installation in conversation with new installations of historical Asian objects.
Image : Yayoi Kusama, You Who are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies, 2005. Mixed media installation with LED lights. Museum purchase with funds provided by Jan and Howard Hendler. Courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum, Photo: Airi Katsuta
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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