I first got to know almost this famous book character (which has even inspired a tourist attraction in Korea) from watching Korean dramas and variety show. Apparently, it was so famous that the Koreans studied this literature at school. I had always been interested in reading the book since I was curious about this story.

What is iLight Marina Bay?

Blink, blink! And there goes Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year. Time sure flies for the last couple of months, as we are finally entered the last month of the first quarter of 2018. And as March kicks in, it’s time for one of the most anticipated annual event in Singapore --- iLight Marina Bay 2018.

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Who is Yayoi Kusama?

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist and writer, famous for her thematic interest in psychedelic colours, repetition, and pattern, mainly in the form of dots and nets. Leaving Japan in 1957, she moved to New York City where she produced a series of paintings influenced by the abstract expressionist movement. She came to public attention when she organized a series of happenings in which naked participants were painted with brightly colored polka dots.

Kusama's work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, pop art, and abstract expressionism, infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. She receives several major art achievement awards and was named one of the Top 10 Living Artists of 2015. Kusama is now acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan, and an important voice of the avant-garde.

This exhibition is Yayoi Kusama’s first major survey of her work held in South East Asia, featuring over 120 works across media, beginning with her paintings from 1950s.