{"id":688,"date":"2012-07-22T21:47:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T12:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=688"},"modified":"2018-04-06T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T00:25:11","slug":"yayoi-kusama-welcomes-you-from-her-hometown-matsumoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/culture-art\/yayoi-kusama-welcomes-you-from-her-hometown-matsumoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Yayoi Kusama’s Works Welcome You in Her Hometown, Matsumoto"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The world famous and popular contemporary artist, Yayoi Kusama’s special exhibition “Eternity of Eternal Eternity” is now held in the Matsumoto Museum of Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kusama was born in Matsumoto and lived until she moved to NY when she was 28 years old.<\/p>\n

The entire museum is now occupied by Kusama world.

\nA big white-dotted red dog and a huge Kusama Yoyoi doll greet you.
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\"\"In the quad of the museum, you can watch her famous work, yellow pumpkin.<\/p>\n

These works can be seen even without a ticket of the exhibition.

\nNot only in the Matsumoto Museum of Art, but also the Parco department store<\/a> and Hotel Buena Vista<\/a> in downtown Matsumoto is exhibiting Kusama’s works (you can take snapshots with these works).
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Work on First Floor of Parco<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Dotted Vending Machine Sells Dotted Coke on 2nd Floor of Parco (And in Matsumoto Museum of Art)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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Work in Lobby of Hotel Buena Vista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The exhibition has started at July 14th and will end at Nov 4th (closed on Mondays in July, hours: 9am-5pm, fee: 1000 yen).<\/p>\n

See also this blog<\/a> for Kusama-Designed bus in Matsumoto and her photo.<\/p>\n