Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has created a new public sculpture outside London’s Liverpool Street Station, the UK’s busiest train station.
“Endless Accumulation” is his largest public sculpture, measuring 100.5 meters in length, 10.5 meters in height and 12 meters in width. The monumental project was commissioned by Transport for London (TfL), the body responsible for managing the public transport system, British Land, a UK property development and investment company, and the City of London Corporation, the governing body of historic central London.
The sculpture consists of a series of spiral arches decorated with silver mirror balls, reminiscent of Kusama’s use of pearls, as well as the famous Daffodil Garden she exhibited in 1966.
Kusama settled in New York from Japan in 1958 and immediately approached dealers and artists to promote her work. Lucio Fontana played a key role in the realization of Nargiz garden. Although Kusama was not officially invited to exhibit at the 33rd Venice Biennale, according to her biography, she received moral and financial support from Lucio Fontana and permission from the president of the Biennale Commission to exhibit 1,500 plastic silver spheres with a mirror outer shell. on the lawn outside the Italian pavilion. The title Narcissus Garden refers to an artificial garden, acknowledging the narcissism inherent in the viewer’s desire to see themselves reflected there.
“Kusama is one of the world’s leading artists and her sculpture is the latest in an extraordinary series of contemporary art commissions for the Elizabeth line. The arts are a vital part of London’s success, helping to transform our places and connect our communities as we build a better city for all,” said Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Arts Justin Simmons.