Infinity Mirror Rooms | Yayoi Kusama at Tate Modern
Imagine…Twinkling decorations strung atop a lamp-lined street. A swirl of steam rising from a roasted chestnut stall. Strangers with frosted coats huddled shoulder to shoulder under artificial lights…It must be Christmas in London!
Although I have seen this magical and chaotic city through all the seasons, I have yet to experience, as of late, London at Yuletide. This month I went to see Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms at the Tate Modern with my good friend from university, and thought I’d share some of the photos with you all!
The exhibition began with a brief showcase of Kusama’s monochromatic photographs, presenting her staged studio snapshots and unusual fascination with repetitive shapes. Then there were the two mirrored rooms, the first entitled Chandelier of Grief. The second and slightly larger room we were allowed in for a whole five minutes, and we watched the transitioning lights flick from pink to gold to blue, and finally to multi-coloured. It was a pretty spectacle, albeit brief. The photographs show you everything!
It was really a much needed trip. A short pause in this hectic month to forget my to-dos and get swept up amongst the end of year chaos! Other points of interest were: the Moomin Shop in Covent Garden (a dream!), a tea-tasting crawl of Christmas themed beverages, Liberty of London and Korean fried chicken! *Smacks lips vigorously.
Now the ice and snow here have all but melted and all that remains is a greyish looking slush on the ground and in the sky. Everything is grey! But with the sparkling lights and no real reason to change out of my pyjamas for the next fortnight, this really is my favourite time of year. So I’ll be quiet around here and on IG until the New Year. There’s so much to celebrate and organise for 2023, and I can promise some very exciting projects are coming soon! Until then, I’m truly grateful for each and everyone of you being for here.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
C x