Past Exhibition

THE DAY MY BODY LEAVES LIFE, THE MOON SHALL STOP ITS GLORY 2017
© YAYOI KUSAMA

Title

Here, Now, I have Reached the Grandest Start of My Life

Since childhood, Yayoi Kusama has drawn dozens of drawings everyday capturing her hallucinations.
This exhibition presents the starting point of the artist's creative career, showcasing her earliest drawings and watercolor works - mainly created in her hometown Matsumoto back in the 1950's. The display of these 40 paper works is divided into two viewing terms during the exhibition period. Alongside showcasing her latest canvas series My Eternal Soul and her recent Infinity Mirror Room, the exhibition introduces Yayoi Kusama's creative starting point, tracing the footprints of abundant ingenuity of an artist who continues to know no bounds, saying "Here, Now, I have Reached the Grandest Start of My Life".

L: Phosphoresce in the Daytime c.1950
R: A FACE No2 1953
© YAYOI KUSAMA

Dates

Sunday, April 1 - Friday, August 31, 2018

1st Term: Sunday, April 1 - Sunday, June 17

2nd Term: Thursday, June 21 - Friday, August 31

Open

Thursdays to Sundays and National Holidays

Closed

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Hours

11:00 - 17:00

Admission

Charges

(including tax)

Admission Charges (including tax)

Adults: JPY1,000 Children aged 6 - 18: JPY600

*Children under age 6 are free.
*Group rates are not applicable.

Admission Times

① 11:00 – 12:30 (Enter by 11:30)

② 12:30 – 14:00 (Enter by 13:00)

③ 14:00 – 15:30 (Enter by 14:30)

④ 15:30 – 17:00 (Enter by 16:00)

Yayoi Kusama Museum has no designated waiting area for visitors arriving before the admission time. Please refrain from coming to the museum before your admission time.

All tickets must be purchased in advance online. Entry is timed and only valid for a specific 90 minute time-slot. Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be changed. Tickets go on sale at 10 am (Japan Time) on the first of each month for entry in the month after next (for example, tickets for December 1 through December 24 go on sale from October 1). Please purchase tickets in advance from here.