Infinity Net

Infinity Net is Yayoi Kusama's autobiography, an account of her life and of the work that has come out of it, written in her own voice. Kusama describes growing up in Japan and the early determination to become an artist, then her arrival in New York in nineteen fifty-seven with very little money, and the years in which she made her way from the edges of the city's art world to a central place in its alternative scene. She writes about the making of the paintings that give the book its title, the infinity nets, and about the installations, performances and happenings that followed, setting out what she was reaching for in each. The book also records her encounters with other artists of the period, among them Georgia O'Keeffe, who encouraged her before she left Japan, Donald Judd, Andy Warhol and the reclusive Joseph Cornell. Kusama presents her art as the direct expression of a private vision, pursued with great persistence across decades and across cultures, and the memoir traces the web of experiences and influences from which that vision was formed.

Written from the publisher description, Tate Publishing.

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