London has a long and treasured history with Yayoi Kusama and her mesmerising Infinity Rooms. So the return of her Infinity Rooms to London’s Tate Modern proved incredibly popular. Especially given the delays it faced. It was so popular, in fact, that the exhibition was extended all the way through to April 2024.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and the final tickets for the final dates of the exhibition have gone on sale.
‘Chandelier of Grief’, Yayoi Kusama. [Kristallwelten Swarovski]
Initially planned for May 2020 and then March 2021, the arrival of the much-loved Infinity Rooms was delayed by the pandemic, pushing the opening date back by a year. We eagerly waited for news, with even a sniff of mesmerising, infinite art installations enough to get us excited! And then, friends; it’s safe to say it’s never looked back.
When does Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms finish?
The Tate has extended the exhibition’s stay through to April 2024. The ticket releases have been staggered throughout the exhibition’s stay to ensure it didn’t sell out immediately on day one. Following the release of the final set of tickets, hopeful customers can now purchase tickets up until April 28, 2024. And, for now, there are plenty of spaces available. So, what are you waiting for? Go, go, go!
Inside the exhibition
Anyway, to the exhibition itself! One of Kusama’s rooms—named ‘Filled with the Brilliance of Life’—has spent plenty of time at Tate Modern, back when the gallery hosted a Kusama retrospective in 2012. As one of the artist’s largest Infinity Rooms, the colourful, dot-filled room is doubtless welcoming plenty of snap-happy punters now that the exhibition has launched.
Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life, Yayoi Kusama [Tate Modern]
The other, entitled ‘Chandelier of Grief’, depicts a Swarovski-encrusted chandelier inside a mirrored room, which gives the impression of endless chandeliers stretching around you, as if one were in the most gloriously OTT dining room imaginable. Appearing alongside the Infinity Rooms are a series of photographs which chart the meteoric rise of Kusama and her mirrored rooms, some of which have gone on display for the first time.
Kusama’s Infinity Rooms will leave the Tate Modern in April 2024 — but that’s plenty of time to check out the true Instagram hotspot. To infinity, and beyond!
Find out more about the show, and grab your tickets, at the Tate website.
Also published on Medium.