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Lightings of the Metropolis, 1978Spray enamel and ink on paperboard, 27.3 × 24.1 cm (10 ¾ × 9 ½ in.)© Yayoi Kusama. Image reproduced for educational and informational purposes only.
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“My eternal soul is brimming with countless visions.”
– Yayoi Kusama
Created during a period when Kusama was developing a deeply introspective studio practice, the work combines her fascination with repetition and organic rhythm with a renewed sensitivity to light, atmosphere, and psychological states. Pieces such as this illustrate her ability to translate external realities into symbolic and meditative compositions, bridging her avant-garde past with her increasingly inward focus.