Now Arriving: Yayoi Kusama’s Grand Central Madison Mosaic

MTA Arts & Design has unveiled a spectacular new artwork by Yayoi Kusama commissioned for the Long Island Rail Road’s new Grand Central Madison terminal in New York.

Expanding upon Kusama’s iconic My Eternal Soul series, the 120-foot-long glass mosaic artwork, titled A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe (2022), explores boldly colored lines and forms, and conveys messages central to Kusama’s oeuvre. The artist told The New York Times that the train station venue inspired her to depict many different characters coming and going, adding, “It could be you, it could be me.”

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Yayoi Kusama: My Soul Blooms Forever

Through March 1, 2023
Doha | Museum of Islamic Art

The largest outdoor exhibition of its kind to take place in the Gulf region,
My Soul Blooms Forever transforms the grounds of the Museum of Islamic Art with Kusama’s monumental sculptures and installations, including her immersive work INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM–DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019).

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Rose Wylie: picky people notice...,

Through April 30, 2023
Ghent | S.M.A.K.

picky people notice..., is a survey exhibition including new and historical paintings alongside works on paper, several of which are studies for Wylie's most seminal pieces.

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Neo Rauch: Wegzehr

Through March 26, 2023
Assen | Drents Museum

Centering entirely on the artist's works on paper, Neo Rauch: Wegzehr includes around a hundred works, most of which have never been seen in the Netherlands before. Nearby in Zwolle, the exhibition Neo Rauch: Die Mitte is on view at the Museum de Fundatie through January 8, 2023.

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Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Hope?/?Fear)

Through January 21, 2024
ICA Boston

At the ICA, Kruger turns the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall into a thought-provoking installation that comments on the key issues of our era while reimagining one of her most iconic images.

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Anni and Josef Albers

Through January 15, 2023
The Hague | Kunstmuseum Den Haag

The first-ever exhibition in the Netherlands to examine the life and work of Anni and Josef Albers, this show brings together the art and impactful teaching of this famous artist couple.

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Mamma Andersson & Tal R: About Hill

Through April 10, 2023
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

For this exhibition, two of the most important contemporary artists in the Nordic region have created a series of brand-new works, all related to the great Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Hill.

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Dark Matter: Thomas Ruff and James Welling

Through May 3, 2023
Bielefeld | Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Dark Matter: Thomas Ruff, James Welling brings together two conceptual photographers exploring the conditions of sight and how photographic images inform our perception of the world.

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