Seto Japan Ceramics Festival
Journey through Seto Japan to find the meaning behind the ancient tradition of Ceramics
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“Inujima”, a small island floating on Seto Inland Sea with Art Works Okayama,Japan 01 Moopon
Inujima (犬島, literally: dog island) is a small island off Okayama in the Seto Inland Sea that is named after a large rock resembling a sitting dog. Like nearby Naoshima Island, Inujima has become known as a site for modern art in recent years and serves as a venue of the Setouchi Triennale modern art festival. Due to its small size, the peaceful island can be explored entirely on foot.
Before turning to modern art, Inujima was mostly an industrial site. During the feudal age it produced granite blocks for castle construction, and in the early 20th century a copper refinery was supposed to bring prosperity and people to the island. However, copper prices plummeted within ten years of the refinery's opening and led to its premature closure and a drop in the island's population.
The refinery was not demolished after its closure, and despite being out of business for almost a century, its ruins still characterize Inujima's landscape. Designated as a heritage of industrial modernization, the ruins with their exposed brick walls, overgrown power plant and crumbling smokestacks can now be explored by tourists.
In 2008, the refinery ruins were converted into the Inujima Seirensho Art Museum (seirensho is Japanese for refinery) by tastefully incorporating an art gallery into the ruins. The gallery is located mostly underground and uses local materials such as granite and discarded bricks from the refinery. Among the small number of artworks on display are an intriguing tunnel of mirrors and a tribute to the late novelist Mishima Yukio, which consists of pieces of Mishima's former residence suspended in midair.
Admission tickets to the art museum are purchased at a Inujima Ticket Center next to the ferry terminal, a 200 meter walk from the refinery's gates. While in the past it was necessary to make advance reservations for a guided tour of the site, it is now possible to explore it on an individual basis without prior appointment.
The rest of Inujima is occupied by a small rural village, which is home to about one hundred people. Scattered across the small, peaceful village are the five galleries of the Inujima Art House Project which were built for the art festivals in 2010 and 2013 and have become permanent attractions on the island. They can all be explored in a pleasant 1-2 hour walk through the narrow lanes of the village.
Dining, shopping and lodging options are highly limited on the island. A couple of small restaurants are found in the proximity of the port, including a cafe inside the Inujima Ticket Center. The Seirensho Art Museum also has a cafe on its grounds, but outside of summer it is sometimes closed even when the museum is open. A beach with campground is found on the opposite side of the island, about a ten minute walk from the ferry terminal.
From Okayama (How to get to Okayama)
Take the JR Ako Line from Okayama to Saidaiji Station (20 minutes, 240 yen, two trains per hour) and change to a bus bound for Higashi Hoden (東宝伝). Get off at the Nishi Hoden (西宝伝) bus stop (1 hour, 510 yen, 3-4 departures per day), which is a short walk from the ferry terminal from where ferries leave for Inujima once every 1-2 hours (10 minutes, 300 yen one way). See timetable.
From Naoshima (How to get to Naoshima Island)
Three ferries per day operate between Naoshima (Miyanoura Port) and Inujima, except on Tuesdays from March to November. In winter, the ferries operate from Friday to Monday only. Ferries operate on national holidays, but not on days that the art facilities are closed. Some ferries make a stop at Teshima along the way. The one way trip between Naoshima and Inujima takes about 40-60 minutes and costs 1850 yen.
Inujima Seirensho Art Museum & Inujima Art House Project
Hours: 10:00 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)
Closed: Tuesdays (around the year), Wednesdays and Thursdays (from December to February)
If a national holiday falls onto one of the above listed closing days, the museum is open on the national holiday but closed on the following day instead. If a national holiday falls onto a Monday, the museum is also open on Tuesday but closed on Wednesday.
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Admission: 2060 yen
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Japan - Centre of ceramics
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Ceramics are an integral part of the Japanese lifestyle. The Japanese believe that the beauty of ceramic plates and bowls enhances the food they are used to serve and makes it more delicious. This centuries-old craft has been elevated to a world renown art form.
Ceramics are first thought to have been made in the city of Seto, 300 km west of Tokyo, 1,300 years ago. Today ceramics can still be seen in the city wherever you look - even on the bridges. The local police boxes are marked with a special ceramic symbol. And phone booths also feature decorative ceramic tiles.
Outer garden walls incorporate fragments of broken ceramics and tools from old kilns - which can be seen scattered around the city - and add to the city's subdued elegance.
The fine quality of the local clay was the main reason why Seto developed into Japan's largest ceramics centre. The clay mine has supported the local industry for over a thousand years. The city's excellent clay has traditionally attracted potters from all over Japan. Ceramic artists honed their skills through annual competitions. Together with the abundant natural clay, their refined techniques are what make Seto Japan's leading ceramics centre.
After perfecting their art at Seto potters have spread themselves throughout the country, going on to develop a unique local style in each region.
There are presently about 300 master potters based in Seto. These artists use the 1,500 kilns in the city to produce highly original work.
Every year half a million people visit Seto for the annual two-day ceramic festival. Visitors gather from all over the nation to choose their favourite pieces from 250 different stalls.
Local elementary schools include pottery classes as part of their curriculum. Approximately 30% of Seto's population is involved with the ceramics business in one way or another.
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Great Seto Bridge
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Marugame Castle
Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Museum
Seto Ohashi Memorial Park
Seto Ohashi Commemorative Museum
Shiromineji Temple
Goshoji Temple
Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art
Seto Ohashi Tower
NAOSHIMA & TESHIMA JAPAN (1/2) • EXPLORING JAPAN'S ART ISLANDS
Located deep in the inland Seto sea of Japan, a few friends & I ventured out to the former fishing village islands which have become beautiful destinations for contemporary art in recent years.
Using Takamatsu as a base, we ventured around Naoshima, Teshima, Inujima & Shodoshima to cover as much as we could with about 4 full days + 2 half-ish days.
Here’s a recap of the museums we visited and the way we planned our trip / budgets - the islands are such a nice break away from city life and just so relaxing to bike around and wander.
This covers the first 3 days of the trip (mainly Naoshima & Teshima islands) with the part 2 vid to follow soon (covering Inujima & Shodoshima)!
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Renowned Japanese photographer Masato Seto is being welcomed for his first ever solo exhibition titled Binran+Picnic in Bangkok at H Gallery opening on February 2, 2008, at 6 p.m. This one-time event brings one of Japan's greatest living artists to the city and is being co-hosted by the Japan Foundation, Bangkok. Seto is the winner of Japan's Kimura Ihei Prize, Japan's most prestigious award for fine art photography, and his works are held in the collections of the Guggenheim Museum (New York), Museum of Modern Art (New York) and Museum of Contemporary Photography (Tokyo), among numerous others.
Japan Trip: Viewing Seto Ohashi Bridge from Shamijima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku
Japan Trip: Viewing Seto Ohashi Bridge from Shamijima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku
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Seto Ohashi Bridge, the great bridge connecting Shikoku to Okayama Prefecture in Honshu, has its southernmost “foot” on Shamijima Island (沙弥島), located in the Seto Inland Sea off the coast of Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku. Originally a tiny island on its own, Shamijima was connected to the larger landmass by reclaimed land in 1967. This peaceful island boasts a small fishing village, museums, beaches, temples and of course, a magnificent view of the Seto Ohashi.
Though small, this island has many points of interest for its visitors. The Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum displays the artwork of Higashiyama Kaii, a landscape painter. His artwork is rotated seasonally with two annual special exhibits held in the spring and autumn.
Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday), December 27th to January 1st, and a few days before and after special exhibitions
Admission: 300 yen (regular exhibitions)
510-610 yen (special exhibitions)
Level of English: Minimal
In addition, in the spring of 2013, Shamijima was selected as one of the venues of the 2013 Setouchi Triennale, a modern art festival with multiple display venues among the Seto Inland Sea islands. A few of the art pieces from the festival have a permanent home on the island for visitors to enjoy.
The Seto Ohashi Memorial Park is nearby the Higashiyama Kaii Art Museum. This park commemorates the completion of the Seto Ohashi Bridge. Within the park grounds, visitors can find the Seto Ohashi Memorial Hall which has photographs and displays explaining the history and construction of the bridge.
Seto Ohashi Memorial Museum
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday), December 29th to 31st
Admission: Free
Level of English: Good
The Seto Ohashi Tower is located on the west end of the memorial park. The observation deck is 108 meters above the ground. The observation deck revolves slowly offering visitors 360 degree views of the Seto Ohashi Bridge, Seto Inland Sea, and Shamijima Island.
Seto Ohashi Tower
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:30)
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 800 yen
Access Information:
1. To Sakaide Station (the nearest train station to Shamijima)
*From Marugame Station, board the JR train for Sakaide Station. There are frequent departures from the station. The one way journey will take 10 minutes with a cost of 220 yen.
*From Takamatsu Station, board the JR train for Sakaide Station. There are frequent departures from the station. The one way journey will take 15-20 minutes with a cost of 450 yen.
*From Okayama Station, board the JR train for Sakaide Station. There are 1-2 trains per hour from the station. The one way journey will take 40 minutes with a cost of 110 yen.
2. To Shamijima Island
From Sakaide Train Station, board the Sakaide City Bus to Shamijima. There is one bus every 1-2 hours. The one way journey will take about 20 minutes with a cost of 370 yen.
Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan 香川縣直島
Naoshima is a small island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea famous for its art items and art museums . Architectures, vehicles or decorative items on the island are full of artistic imaginations. The glamorous iconic pumpkin sculptures of Yayoi Kusama are the major attractions to me.
直島是日本瀨戶內海的一個小島，以島上的藝術展品和展館馳名。島上的建築、車輛或擺設裝飾在在充滿美感。個人尤其喜愛草間彌生的著名南瓜雕塑。
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Yukinori Yanagi was born in 1959. He completed studies at Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, where he earned a degree (MFA) in sculpture. In 1993, Yanagi received the “Aperto ‘93” award at the 45th Venice Biennale. He set up studios in New York and San Francisco where he worked actively until 2001. Yanagi has also been invited to a number of overseas international exhibitions such as La Biennale de Lyon and Whitney Biennial. In 1995, he conceived a project to regenerate a legacy of modern industrialization on a remote island (an abandoned copper mine), into a work of art. This project culminated in the completion of “Inujima Seirensho Art Museum” in 2008. After returning to Japan, Yanagi is now serving as a director at “Art Base Momoshima,” a private art center he established by using an abandoned school in Momoshima, Onomichi City. Yanagi is currently exploring new horizons of expression, with a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea as his work field. In addition to being invited to participate in Busan Biennale this year, Yanagi is currently holding a personal exhibition at BankART Studio NYK in Yokohama, using the entire museum, as a culmination of all activities he has conducted so far as an artist.
Japan Trip: Overlooking the Seto Inland Sea and Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku
Japan Trip: Overlooking the Seto Inland Sea and Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku
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Nestled on top of Mount Kameyama is Marugame Castle (丸亀城), located in Marugame city, Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku. Completed in 1602 by the feudal lord Ikoma Chikamasa, Marugame Castle is one of the 12 remaining “original” Japanese Castles. An original castle is a castle that has survived the post feudal time period (post 1868) without being damaged or destroyed.
Being located in the strategic hilltop location, Marugame Castle overlooked both the city it governed as well as the Seto Inland Sea. With trade and enemies utilizing the waterways, the position of the castle strengthened the city’s control.
Just thirteen years after Ikoma Chikamasa built Marugame Castle, it was dismantled due to a new policy limiting the number of castles per province. However, after the province was divided into two in 1660, the castle was reconstructed. In 1869, fire destroyed many of the buildings of the castle. And through time, other acts of destructions were committed. As a result, all which remain today are the stone walls, a few buildings, the Ote Ichino Gate (first gate), the Ote Nino Gate (second gate) and the tenshu (keep). The Japanese Government recognizes the original castle buildings as Important Cultural Properties.
Marugame Castle also known as Kameyama Castle is located in Kameyama Park. Visitors will need to climb upwards on a steep path, circling the hill to arrive at the castle grounds. In addition to roaming through the grounds and buildings, visitors may wish to visit the small museum located in the castle’s main keep. Also, with the castle located atop Mount Kameyama, visitors making the steep climb are rewarded to spectacular views of both Marugame city and Seto Inland Sea.
Being a popular tourist spot, visitors to Marugame City often visit these grounds. However, particularly in the spring, the castle is crowded due to the 1000 cherry blossom trees planted around castle’s stone walls and near the main keep. Cherry blossoms bloom from late March to early April in this area. During the first two weeks, there is an annual cherry blossom festival held here.
Marugame Castle Keep
Hours: 9:00 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)
Closed: December 25 to 31
Admission: 200 yen
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From Marugame Station, 15 minutes on foot
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From Marugame Station, board the bus. Disembark at Marugamejo-mae (丸亀城前) bus stop. The bus stop is located right in front of the castle. The journey takes about 5 minutes and the fare is 200 yen. There are many buses every hour.
Travel to Teshima Art Museum 豊島美術館 HD Video Teshima, Japan 日本
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Uniting the creative visions of artist Rei Naito and architect Ryue Nishizawa, Teshima Art Museum stands on a hill on the island of Teshima overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. The museum, which resembles a water droplet at the moment of landing, is located in the corner of a rice terrace that was restored in collaboration with local residents.
Structurally, the building consists of a concrete shell, devoid of pillars, covering a space 40 by 60 meters and with a maximum height of 4.5 meters. Two oval openings in the shell allow wind, sounds, and light of the world outside into this organic space where nature and architecture intimately interconnect. In the interior space, water continuously springs from the ground in a day long motion. This setting, in which nature, art and architecture come together with such limitless harmony, conjures an infinite array of impressions with the passage of seasons and the flow of time.
Japanese artist's Yayoi Kusama's polka dots arrive in Jakarta
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Indonesia's first contemporary art museum has launched a new exhibition that will leave you seeing spots.
The new show features work by the celebrated Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama and her trade mark polka dots.
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Indonesia's first-ever museum fully dedicated to contemporary art, MACAN is causing plenty of buzz on Jakarta arts scene.
Its latest exhibition is called Life is the Heart of a Rainbow, and showcases 70 years of work by Yayoi Kusama, regarded as the most important living Japanese contemporary artist.
Kusama was born in 1929 and, despite her parents' objection, studied art at Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts before moving to New York in 1957 to pursue greater artistic freedom.
During Kusama's time in New York, she became associated with the Pop Art movement alongside Claes Oldenburg, George Segal and Andy Warhol.
She suffered episodes of hallucination since her childhood and eventually relocated to Tokyo in 1977, admitted herself to a mental institution, and continued her work at a nearby studio, where she still works today.
Some of the reasons why we were interested in presenting her work is that Kusama's practice is one that spans nearly 70 years, and she really is an icon of contemporary art. And her work has transcended into the popular culture and into the popular imagination, says Aaron Seto, Museum MACAN's director.
MACAN stands for Modern Art and Contemporary Art in Nusantara, which opened last November.
130,000 people came in the first 4 months of its inaugural exhibition, with an average of more than 1,000 daily visitors.
Nusantara is the Indonesian word for homeland.
The museum is open to the public 6 days a week and it has launched a successful programme to encourage Indonesians, from all walks of life, to come to the museum and enjoy art with their family and friends.
Life is the Heart of a Rainbow is only the second exhibition at the museum.
The museum offers a series of art workshops for both children and adults as part of its education initiatives.
In the future, Seto believes that the museum will continue to bring bigger and more diverse exhibitions of modern art from Indonesia and all over the world.
We are able to present different kinds of work that hasn't really been presented in Indonesia before. I mean we are able to work at a scale like this. This is a major exhibition of Kusama which has over 130 works on this place, he says.
Kusama's exhibition has shown that she continues to be a prolific artist even in her older years.
She started a series of My Eternal Soul paintings in 2009 and has created more than 500 paintings to date.
But Kusama is most well known for her obsession with polka dots and pumpkins.
Benny Raharjo, an Indonesian art expert from the Masterpiece Auction House, argues that Kusama has successfully brought Asian contemporary art to the world stage through her originality.
Yayoi is a groundbreaking artist. Before her time, people could not imagine a pumpkin as a great work of art. She has transformed images of pumpkins and flowers into her art, and she makes them with her signature style of polka dots, he says.
Some of Kusama's installations are particular crowd pleasers due to their fun and interactive nature.
The I Want to Love on a Festival Night installation invites visitors to look into a mirrored box with colourful lights and take pictures.
Others are drawn in by the social media impact of the museum.
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INUJIMA & SHODOSHIMA (2/2) • JAPAN'S ART ISLANDS & MONKEYS!
Part 2/2 of our exploration of islands around inland Seto sea of Japan. (See part 1/2 for Naoshima 直島 & Teshima 豊島).
Here we explore Inujima (which means Dog Island 犬島) & Shodoshima (or Bean Island 小豆島).
Exploring Inujima Seirensho Art Museum & various art house projects around the island, we explore how Hiroshi Sambuichi breathes “new life” into the ruins of a former copper refinery.
At Shodoshima, we visit the island’s famous Angel Road, Olive Garden & take a ride up to Choshikei Monkey Park (銚子渓自然動物園お猿の国) to play with the most adorable & friendliest monkeys ever!
Though we covered most of the major islands, there’s no denying that there are still many amazing islands to explore like Megijima (女木島)
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Japan - Diverse delights of a Japanese jewel
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It's a Japanese jewel hidden away behind a cluster of around 600 islands in the Seto Island Sea. Facing the sea, 750 kilometres west of Tokyo, the town of Kurashiki has been a major centre for Japan's textile industry since the late 19th century. The buildings in Ivy Square were once a cotton mill and the folkcraft museum occupies a former rice storehouse. Each year, around four and a half million tourists flock to the town to enjoy its scenic beauty. The Ohara
Museum of Art houses work by several masters from all over the world. The skill of glass-blowing is alive and well in the town and the making of papier mache toys continues in the traditional way. Kurashiki is linked to a chain of islands by the Seto Ohashi bridge. It also leads to Shikoku, one of Japan's four main islands. Completed in 1988, the bridge spans a distance of 12.3 kilometres. In the shadow of the Seto Ohashi bridge, the traditional fishing boats of Kurashiki still ply their age-old trade. The sight is a symbol of Japan - old traditions lying side by side with modern technology.
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Japan and its people are very proud of Shimanami Kaido Bridge, the world’s longest series of suspension bridges, which connects Honshu (Japan’s main island) with Shikoku. Visitors can enter or exit the bridge from either Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture on the Honshu side or from Imabari City in Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku side. This 60 kilometer long bridge-toll road can be utilized by motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
Visitors can use Shimanami Kaido to visit Mukaishima, Innoshima, Ikuchijima, Omishima, Hakatajima, and Oshima islands as the bridge has exits for its users to stop along the Seto Inland Islands on their way to Honshu or Shikoku. Some areas of attractions on the islands include:
**Innoshima Suigun Castle on Innoshima Island. Though not the original castle, the recreated naval castle is modeled after the original castle from the 14th to 15th centuries. Visitors will find a museum about the Japanese navy within the castle.
**Kosanji Temple on Ikuchijima Island. Dedicated to the founder’s mother, the buildings within the temple grounds are modeled after famous Japanese historic structures. This temple has a museum as well displaying rare, high quality antique art pieces.
**Oyamazumi Jinja (Shrine) on Omishima Island. The deity enshrined at this shrine is the protector of the sailors and soldiers. The shrine is also famous for its collection of historic armor and swords.
**Kirosan Observatory Park on Oshima Island. Visitors can view Kurushima-kaiyo Strait Bridge, the first three consecutive suspension bridges in the world! In addition, Kurshima-kaiyo Strait, one of the three fastest currents in Japan can be seen here.
In addition to the tourist attractions, visitors can enjoy the fresh sea air, cool sea breeze as well as sunshine on this island hopping bridge. Visitors will find beautiful beaches on the islands. There are campgrounds as well as hot spring inns (ryokan) for those who wish to spend the night.
Visitors are recommended to try the local fruits and vegetables these islands are proud of. Citrus is especially popular in this area. The seafood, caught from the surrounding Seto Inland Sea, is delicious as well. Sea bream. Octopus, Shellfish (including short-neck clams and freshwater clams) are but a few of the popular seafood in this area.
The bridge can be accessed by car, moped, bus, and bicycle or on foot. There are ferries as well to the islands with the Shimanami Kaido Bridge in the background. Not just a bridge, toll way connecting the islands as well Honshu and Shikoku, Shimanami Kaido is new way to access, discover and experience Japan treasures.
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First Time in Teshima-Japan Travel Vlog
Teshima is well known as a one of the islands hosting Setouchi Triennale, which is a contemporary art festival held every three years in Setouchi (Seto Island Sea). This festival is featured by many foreign papers including NY Times as “52 Places to Go in 2019”.
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I went to Teshima in the begging of December, which was already off season of the festival though, of course visited art museums and enjoyed the staying.
It is not allowed to either take photographs or videos inside the museum but more than art festival side, Teshima has got attractivenesses of something, the air, the water, the food, the scenery, and the people, more basic elements that human need.
It’s only half an hour from Takahamatsu city by a ferry. Unexpected, calming and a quality experience might be waiting for you.
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Japanese artist's Yayoi Kusama's polka dots arrive in Jakarta
(25 May 2018) LEADIN:
Indonesia's first contemporary art museum has launched a new exhibition that will leave you seeing spots.
The new show features work by the celebrated Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama and her trade mark polka dots.
STORYLINE
Indonesia's first-ever museum fully dedicated to contemporary art, MACAN is causing plenty of buzz on Jakarta arts scene.
Its latest exhibition is called Life is the Heart of a Rainbow, and showcases 70 years of work by Yayoi Kusama, regarded as the most important living Japanese contemporary artist.
Kusama was born in 1929 and, despite her parents' objection, studied art at Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts before moving to New York in 1957 to pursue greater artistic freedom.
During Kusama's time in New York, she became associated with the Pop Art movement alongside Claes Oldenburg, George Segal and Andy Warhol.
She suffered episodes of hallucination since her childhood and eventually relocated to Tokyo in 1977, admitted herself to a mental institution, and continued her work at a nearby studio, where she still works today.
Some of the reasons why we were interested in presenting her work is that Kusama's practice is one that spans nearly 70 years, and she really is an icon of contemporary art. And her work has transcended into the popular culture and into the popular imagination, says Aaron Seto, Museum MACAN's director.
MACAN stands for Modern Art and Contemporary Art in Nusantara, which opened last November.
130,000 people came in the first 4 months of its inaugural exhibition, with an average of more than 1,000 daily visitors.
Nusantara is the Indonesian word for homeland.
The museum is open to the public 6 days a week and it has launched a successful programme to encourage Indonesians, from all walks of life, to come to the museum and enjoy art with their family and friends.
Life is the Heart of a Rainbow is only the second exhibition at the museum.
The museum offers a series of art workshops for both children and adults as part of its education initiatives.
In the future, Seto believes that the museum will continue to bring bigger and more diverse exhibitions of modern art from Indonesia and all over the world.
We are able to present different kinds of work that hasn't really been presented in Indonesia before. I mean we are able to work at a scale like this. This is a major exhibition of Kusama which has over 130 works on this place, he says.
Kusama's exhibition has shown that she continues to be a prolific artist even in her older years.
She started a series of My Eternal Soul paintings in 2009 and has created more than 500 paintings to date.
But Kusama is most well known for her obsession with polka dots and pumpkins.
Benny Raharjo, an Indonesian art expert from the Masterpiece Auction House, argues that Kusama has successfully brought Asian contemporary art to the world stage through her originality.
Yayoi is a groundbreaking artist. Before her time, people could not imagine a pumpkin as a great work of art. She has transformed images of pumpkins and flowers into her art, and she makes them with her signature style of polka dots, he says.
Some of Kusama's installations are particular crowd pleasers due to their fun and interactive nature.
The I Want to Love on a Festival Night installation invites visitors to look into a mirrored box with colourful lights and take pictures.
Others are drawn in by the social media impact of the museum.
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