Yayoi Kusama: Every Day I Pray for Love

　　圓點女王草間彌生(Yayoi Kusama)的作品，以點點補捉世界，每幅作品背後詩意的命名，都是草間心中的一首詩。透過詩作，引領我們來到藝術家私密的內心世界，一睹作品蘊含的力量與故事。讀詩看畫，賞雕塑與草間彌生的日常。

 

　　草間彌生在作品旁邊總會創作一些詩句，本書即是將焦點放在藝術家令人讚嘆的詩作上，著重在文字對藝術家的重要性:例如「我想要呈現宇宙中星團的無盡光輝給你」。這些想像的標題不僅是草間彌生引人注目的作品中不可或缺的一部分，也可單獨看作是獨特的草間式箴言。

 

　　本書集結草間彌生2019年在紐約David Zwirner畫廊的展覽《Every Day I Pray for Love》，包含超過三百頁的新畫作與雕塑，還有經典的無限鏡廳，以草間彌生獨到且具詩意的語言，傳達作品的精神與內涵。

 

　　In her most personal book to date, Yayoi Kusama brings us into her private world through poetic recollections, giving insight into her creative process and the essential role language plays in her paintings, sculptures, and daily life.

 

　　With a new focus on Yayoi Kusama’s use of language, this book features an impressive overview of her poetry, which the artist creates alongside her work in other mediums. Highlighting the importance of words to the artist, the book draws special attention to the captivating, poetic titles of her paintings, such as in I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU THE INFINITE SPLENDOR OF STARDUST IN THE UNIVERSE and FIGURE OF THE MIDNIGHT DARKNESS OF THE UNIVERSE THAT I DEDICATED ALL MY HEART. These visionary titles are a quintessential part of Kusama’s eye-catching artworks, but also hold their own as unique aphorisms and appealing statements of cosmic spirituality. The poetry also collected here touches on Kusama’s personal trials, her human ideals, and her heroic pursuit of art above all else. 

 

　　Centered around EVERY DAY I PRAY FOR LOVE, Kusama’s acclaimed exhibition at David Zwirner, New York, in 2019, the book features more than 300 pages of new paintings, sculptures, and Infinity Mirror Rooms. It also includes photographs of Kusama over time, offering a unique visual timeline of this iconic artist.