Artists

Yayoi Kusama

Press release

Yayoi Kusama The Eternally Infinite Light of the Universe Illuminating the Quest for Truth From 31 October 2026, OGR Torino presents the infinity mirror room The Eternally Infinite Light of the Universe Illuminating the Quest for Truth by Yayoi Kusama, one of the most celebrated and influential artists on the international contemporary art scene. For over fifty years, Yayoi Kusama has created immersive environments that envelop visitors and transport them into her distinctive visual universe. Through light, reflections and repetition, the installation transforms space into a perceptual experience suspended between wonder and disorientation: points of light and mirrored surfaces create the illusion of an infinite dimension, one that appears to expand endlessly. The obsessive repetition of forms and patterns, a defining element of Kusama’s artistic practice, becomes a means of exploring the concept of self-obliteration - the dissolution of the boundaries between the individual and the surrounding environment - opening up an expanded perception of space and the universe. Born in 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan, Yayoi Kusama has developed a multidisciplinary practice spanning painting, sculpture, video, performance and installation. Among the first artists to experiment with immersive environments, her celebrated Infinity Mirror Rooms, conceived from the 1960s onwards, have contributed to redefining the boundaries between sculpture and installation, dissolving the distinction between artwork and viewer. The Eternally Infinite Light of the Universe Illuminating the Quest for Truth is presented as part of The Quantum Effect, an exhibition project exploring the connections between quantum theory, contemporary visual culture and new ways of perceiving and interpreting reality.