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Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama草間彌生-奢華的夢幻組合, Fifth Avenue, New York 2012 Summer

2012夏天最讓藝文與時尚界期待，莫過於Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama草間彌生合作-奢華的夢幻組合
運用來自日本藝術家草間彌生的色彩，點點與紋路，勾勒出Mark Jacob這一季女性服飾設計的輪廓
住在紐約的我，當然不能錯過此盛事。
在Fifth Avenue第五大道的Louis Vuitton旗艦店
它的櫥窗設計，就好比草間彌生的小型展覽，等身高的草間彌生還有她的招牌髮型髮色與點點裝，手上拿著有著點點包包
讓人還以為她本人也來的了紐約
路過的路人就算不認識她，也會被吸引過來，議論紛紛  

2012 summer, the most exciting thing about fashion and art is that Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama injects colors and polka dot patterns infinitely into Mark Jacob's feminine silhouettes. 
On Fifth Avenue, the windows of Louis Vuitton flagship store is like a small Kusama exhibition.

 
被喻為日本國寶級藝術家的草間彌生（Yayoi Kusama）也被稱之為點點公主（Princess of Polka Dots）
家境不錯的她，自幼就展露繪畫天分，卻不被母親認可。觀念保守的母親認為嫁個有錢人當家庭主婦就好，並將她的畫布與畫具丟棄。
由於長期受幻覺所苦，從草間彌生小時候的畫作中，已經出現的許多點點，卻也成了她之後藝術的核心。
為了追求藝術，她來到了紐約。剛到紐約，草間彌生在帝國大廈的頂樓看著這個大城市，她許諾自己，有一天要征服紐約，用她對藝術的熱愛與創造能量，讓世界都知道她。
而她做到了！在當時以男性主控的藝術圈，她展現了她的才華，成為少數當時的女性藝術家，也是極少數打入歐美藝術圈的亞洲人。
多年後的今天，她又再次來到了紐約，她的點點成為Louis Vuitton的全新風貌。
大小不一卻有規律變化的點點自落地玻璃像大樓頂端蔓延，當年那位勇闖紐約的亞洲女子，如今以她的點點征服了紐約與世界。 

"My wish was to be a painter one day, so I started painting a lot of pictures from the age of 10. My mom said that I was not allowed to paint…that one day I would have to marry some one from a rich family and become a housewife. When I was a girl, she took away all of my inks and canvases.

When I first arrived in New York, I went to the top of the Empire State Building. Seeing this big city, I promised myself that one day I would conquer New York and make my name in the world with my passion for the arts and mountains of creative energy stored inside myself..."

-excerpts from Kusama: Princess of Polka Dots directed by Heather Lenz, artist Yayoi Kusama-

 
另一個櫥窗讓人會心一笑，這些小小的草間穿著造型跟隔壁的等身草間一樣，每個草間隨著點點漂浮在空中。
草間彌生的點點魔法，蔓延在這五光十色的紐約。

Compare to the mannequin, this window are filled with many tiny Kusama figures, which are floating in the air with her polka dots.
Kusama’s magical dots have spread in New York. 

 
側邊的除窗是眼睛點點花，一樣是鮮艷誘人的色彩還有迷人的點點
On the other side, there are charming flowers with eyes. 

點點眼睛花特寫：）
One more eye-flower with dots.

 
在進去店面的小櫥窗，也有草間的身影，還有讓女孩子心動的點點鞋
（不好意思吐一下槽，如果沒有人偶猛一看，其實我可能會聯想到Disney的Minnie XD）

You can see another small Kusama in the window as well before you enter the store. The red high-hilled shoes with white spots catch girls’ attention.(But be honest, they also make me think of Minnie lol)

  
Check out the looks from the newest Louis Vuitton collaboration with artist Yayoi Kusama. 

這次合作的機緣，主要源於今年二月在London Tate Museum的草間彌生回顧展。由Louis Vuitton贊助，因此有了合作機會
而且很幸運的，New York Whitney Museum也是巡迴的美術館之一。

As the sponsor for Yayoi Kusama retrospective exhibition, Louis Vuitton had the chance to collaborate with Yayoi Kusama. The first stop is Tate Museum in London, and the second stop is at Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

從美術館外，就可以看到許多巨型的紅點點球懸掛在挑高的屋頂。
From the outside of museum, you can see several gigantic white-dot red balls hanging on the cylinder.

 
Yayoi Kusama: Princess of the Polka Dots 

整個展覽來說，是超乎我的預期。它非常完整的收入草間早期，紐約時期，拼貼，返日及近期的作品與許多文件照片。
美術館還特別印了草間的小手冊（上圖）
從高中認識草間彌生，就喜歡上她中後期在日本創作的點點系列， 像是The Clouds(1984)，南瓜等創作
之後大學畢業後到紐約，開始接觸她紐約時期Accumulation Sculptures和一些前衛的錄像
多年後終於可以完整認識草間將近六十多年的創作
從早期鮮少為人之的油畫，憂鬱鬼魅的用色，很難聯想到中晚期鮮艷大膽的色彩
之後開始在紙上的創作也讓人歎為觀止，已經從形體轉為抽象，顏色依舊虛無鬼魅，但也出現了晚期的黑點的影子
看到這裡讓我領悟，許多成功的藝術家，是在經年累月的創作與努力下，摸索與實驗，最後這些力量內化於藝術家，才有了今日的成就

Overall, the exhibition is beyond I expected. It completely includes Kusama’s early paintings, early works on paper, the New York period: Infinity Net Paintings, Accumulation Sculptures, Aggregation, 1960s Collage, documentation (letters, photos, flyers…), Walking Piece, Self-Obliteration, work after returning to Japan: Collage, works from 1980s-1990s, Recent Paintings.

 
這位就是草間彌生，穿上The Clouds pattern的衣服：）
This is Yayoi Kusama wearing "The Clouds" pattern outfit 

Infinity Mirror Rooms- Fireflies on the Water (2002)
在whitney一樓大廳旁有一個特別的展間，需要在買票時先預約時段並領取時段卡。由於假日人潮較多，我12點領時，已經要到2點才可以進去。
這是一個夢幻也讓人迷失的空間，每個人限進去一分鐘，我就不多做說明，可以參考上圖，親臨現場的感受令人難忘：）

On the first floor lobby, there is another special exhibition. Remember to make a reservation while you are purchasing tickets. Because there were many people, I could only book 2pm reservation at 12pm.
Each person is allowed enter the space one by one per minute per person. It’s like an illusion space, where our minds may get lost.

最後，再跟大家分享一本很棒很值得收藏的書
2月份在英國巡迴展，企鵝出版社(Penguin Group)特地邀請草間彌生插畫Alice in Wonderland愛莉絲夢遊仙境（也就是本人最喜歡的一本書）
看了有沒有很心動呢！告訴各位台灣的朋友，其實如果在台灣有打折情況下買比在美國美還便宜呢！美國的書真是貴桑桑：（
希望大家喜歡我這篇落落長的分享網誌：Ｄ
有機會我會再努力跟大家分享紐約的好展覽 

In the end, I would like to share a fantastic book-
Alice in Wonderland: with Artwork by Yayoi Kusama- Penguin Classics
Hope you enjoy my sharing :D