Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room Installation “All the Eternal Love I Have for Pumpkins” Reopened to the Public on Tuesday, Feb. 28

February 28, 2017

Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room Installation “All the Eternal Love I Have for Pumpkins” Reopened to the Public on Tuesday, Feb. 28
New Hirshhorn Exhibition Welcomed 10,000 Visitors in Five Days

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden announced today that Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room “All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins” had reopened to the public as of Tuesday morning after one of the more than 60 pumpkins in the room sustained minor damage over the weekend, resulting in the individual element being removed for conservation. The site-specific installation has been reconfigured in collaboration with the artist to ensure the integrity and experience of the installation remains unchanged.

The Hirshhorn has welcomed more than 10,000 visitors since the exhibition “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” opened on Feb. 23. In anticipation of the exhibition’s popularity, the Hirshhorn increased security in the galleries by more than 50 percent and effectively tripled its floor staff with more than  120 new visitor attendants and volunteer ambassadors for the run of show. Each member of staff has been trained to provide guidance and assistance to the public at each of the six Infinity Mirror rooms throughout the exhibition, and as of Tuesday, additional security had been stationed at the entry point to “All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins” in response to this isolated incident.

“Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” will remain on view at the Hirshhorn through May 14, 2017, before embarking on a major North American tour through 2019.

For more information, visit kusama.si.edu. 

Image: Yayoi Kusama, Mirror Room (Pumpkin), 2016. Image courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore; Victoria Miro, London; David Zwirner, New York.