Pairings: Georgia O'Keefe & Yayoi Kusama
Thu, Sep 30
|Online event
Pair your favorite drink with a lively and informative 45-minute conversation on Georgia O’Keeffe and Yayoi Kusama, two women artists who formed an unlikely mentorship in a male-dominated American art world of the 1950s—60s.
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Sep 30, 2021, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Online event
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Pairings: Georgia O’Keeffe & Yayoi Kusama
Thursday, September 30, 6-7 PM (EST)
Pair your favorite drink with a lively and informative 45-minute conversation on Georgia O’Keeffe and Yayoi Kusama, two women artists who formed an unlikely mentorship in a male-dominated American art world of the 1950s—60s.
Georgia O’Keeffe (b. 1887, Sun Prairie, WI; d. 1986, Santa Fe, NM) was one of the most significant artists of the 20th century and is most recognized for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and the New Mexico landscape.
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929, Matsumoto, Japan; lives/works: Tokyo) is a Japanese contemporary artist known for her infinity mirror rooms and polka dot covered installations that speak to her conceptions of infinity, eternity, and obliteration. is on view at the New York Botanical Garden through October 31, 2021.Kusama: Cosmic Nature
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