Programs & Events
Visitors enjoying a curator's perspective tour with Reuben Keehan
Yayoi Kusama: Look Now, See Forever | 18 November 2011 – 11 March 2012 | GOMA | Free admission
Programs and Events
‘Look Now, See Forever’ focus floor talks
2.30pm Tuesday 20 December 2011, & Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Gallery 1.3, GoMA
Join Reuben Keehan, Curator, Contemporary Asian Art, for a curator’s insight into the recent work of Kusama.
Special illustrated lecture: Connect the dots
2.30pm Tuesday 14 February 2012 | Cinema B, GoMA
Connect the dots and learn about the relationship between Japanese and American art in the mid-twentieth century through this special illustrated lecture, with Mark Pennings, Senior Lecturer, Visual Arts, Queensland University of Technology, in conversation with Reuben Keehan, Curator, Contemporary Asian Art.
Discussion: Turning art into fashion
3.00pm Saturday 25 February 2012 | Cinema B, GoMA
Join a panel of special guests as they explore the influence of contemporary art on fashion design, including the influence of Yayoi Kusama’s work on Marc Jacobs’ designs for his own label as well as Louis Vuitton. Panellists include Professor Suzi Vaughan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), Queensland University of Technology, Ben Byrne, fashion historian and post-graduate secretary, Queensland College of Art and Alison Kubler, art curator.
Opening Programs
Curator’s perspective tour
11.30am Saturday 19 November 2011 | Gallery 1.3, GoMA
Reuben Keehan, Curator, Contemporary Asian Art, provides a curator’s perspective on the recent works of Kusama presented in the exhibition, and the curatorial processes involved in the project’s development.
Yayoi Kusama: Inside the studio
1.30pm Saturday 19 November 2011 | Cinema B, GoMA
Gain a unique insight into the artistic world and studio practice of Yayoi Kusama through this special in-conversation between Ms Yoriko Tsuruta, who has worked closely with the artist for many years, and Suhanya Raffel, Deputy Director, Curatorial and Collection Development.
GoMA Turns 5 Celebrations
GoMA is turning five and you're invited to celebrate with us on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December 2011!
Kusama kids’ tours
10.00am & 11.00am Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December 2011 | Meet at information desk, GoMA
Children and families will discover the dotty world of Yayoi Kusama in this 5-stop interactive tour with Jenny Wynter, before making their own contribution to Yayoi Kusama’s The obliteration room!
My Gen 50+ Reflections on the Collection
Yayoi Kusama in the spot-light: The art of obsession
12.00 noon Sunday 4 December 2011 | Gallery 1.3, GoMA
Join special guest Dr Morris Low, Associate Professor of Japanese History, The University of Queensland, as he introduces the work of senior Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. For more information about My Gen 50+ programs and events, please, click here.
For a complete listing of the programs and events over the GoMA Turns 5 celebration weekend, please click here.
