Among the stars

Yayoi Kusama's signature pumpkins, polka dots, infinity rooms, nets and mesh patterns have seen the 91-year-old artist transcend pop art and minimalism. Kusama moved to the US in 1957, and gained notoriety in fashion and for her participation in anti-war protests before returning to Japan in 1973. Since the 1990s, she has won universal acclaim with her large-scale exhibitions influenced by hallucinations and obsessions that have persisted since her youth, and now has her own museum in Tokyo.

"The global pandemic highlights the vulnerability of our social and economic structures," declares MAM in a statement. "At this moment in history, as well as raising some fundamental questions about the essential role of art, how we define artistic success, and where we might find the 'world' we seek, the output of these six top artists will doubtless offer some powerful messages suffused with inspiration for the post-corona age." We couldn't agree more. Mingle with the Stars and indulge this aesthetic engine of change as you marvel at Japan's artistic and cultural might.