In 1966, the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama installed hundreds of mirrored spheres on the grounds of the Venice Biennale, accompanied by a pair of signs: “Your Narcissism for Sale” and “Narcissus Garden.” Recently, Kusama has been reconfiguring her piece sans signage, to emphasize its themes of infinity and reflection. It’s currently swarming the pavilion of Philip Johnson’s Glass House, in New Canaan, Connecticut, where it remains on view Thursdays through Mondays until the end of November.
Yayoi Kusama: Narcissus Garden
Photograph by Pari Dukovic for The New Yorker
