Afterall launches Yayoi Kusama One Work book with video conversation
On November 22, 2012, Afterall introduced the newest entry in its One Work series, which centers on Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Room — Phalli's Field (1965). The event included a discussion between Jo Applin, the book's author, and art historian Briony Fer, now accessible as a video. This publication delves into the installation's enduring relevance within Kusama's 'obsessional art,' exploring themes of contemporary theory, eccentric abstraction, play, sexuality, and softness. Applin serves as a Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of York and has authored Eccentric Objects: Rethinking Sculpture in 1960s America. Fer, a Professor at UCL and expert on Eva Hesse, wrote The Infinite Line: Re-making Art After Modernism. This collaboration with Central Saint Martins Fine Art Research offers the book through The MIT Press and independent bookstores.
Key facts
- Afterall launched One Work book on Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Room — Phalli's Field on 22 November 2012.
- The launch included a conversation between author Jo Applin and art historian Briony Fer.
- A video recording of the conversation is available online.
- The work Infinity Mirror Room — Phalli's Field was first exhibited in 1965 in New York.
- Jo Applin is a Lecturer at the University of York and author of Eccentric Objects.
- Briony Fer is Professor at UCL and author of The Infinite Line.
- The event was a collaboration between Afterall and Central Saint Martins Fine Art Research.
- The book is available from The MIT Press and independent bookshops.
Entities
Artists
- Yayoi Kusama
- Jo Applin
- Briony Fer
- Eva Hesse
Institutions
- Afterall
- University of York
- University College London (UCL)
- Central Saint Martins
- The MIT Press
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
- University of the Arts London
Locations
- New York
- York
- London
- United Kingdom
- King's Cross
- Granary Square