Day 4605: Yayoi Kusuama museum & WW & GH3 in 2005.

    

"Difference": junk paper collage, digital.

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Click: Deneice Williams,  Free

 

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Yayoi Kusuama Museum

Photo by Kawasumi-Kobayashi Kenji 

Yayoi Kusama Museum was founded by the avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, and is run by the Yayoi Kusama Foundation. It opened in 2017 with the aim of spreading and promoting Kusama’s art, exhibiting her works and related materials to contribute to the development of art as a whole. 
By presenting our collection of her works in two exhibitions each year with lectures and various other events, we hope to share widely the message of world peace and love for humanity that Kusama has promoted, while also engaging people from all backgrounds with contemporary art.

How to 'spot' the Matsumoto City Museum of Art!

Also referred to as the Yayoi Kusuama museum, the Matsumoto City Museum of Art quite 'dotty' but in a good way – literally as Yayoi’s famous artwork can be see all over the museum, even down to the playground and vending machines outside – it certainly creates spots before the eyes!

Some of Yayoi Kusuama’s earliest works are on permanent display at Matsumoto City Museum of Art.

Her largest piece in the world, the huge sculpture “The Visionary Flowers” sits on display in front of the museum and can be visited for free. The famous 2.5 metre yellow pumpkin with black dots is also one of the signature pieces at the museum.

Please note the museum is closed on Mondays.

I found these three consecutive photos of L'il Grandhunk #3 and WonderWoman, that I took in 2005

   

20 years ago, flew by in a blink of the eye.

 

  

 

A 2  minute video, Hummingbird & Dog, here

 

 

 

  

 

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Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

 

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Day 4604: Baseball Legend & 2025 Osaka Expo mascot.

"Capture": junk papers collage.

    

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Click: Bruno Mars,  Lazy.

 

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1952

See the young man in this picture? He was 18 years old when it was taken at the train station in Mobile, Alabama, in 1952. There is $1.50 in his pocket. In that bag by his foot are two changes of clothes. (And if his mama was anything like most other mamas in the South, probably some sandwiches and snacks.)

He was on his way to Indiana to take a job. He was going to play baseball for the Indy Clowns of the Negro Leagues. Apparently, he was pretty good at it.

A couple of years later, he was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers. He played for the Brewers for 2 seasons, then moved across town to the Braves, and later followed them to Atlanta. Eventually, he was the last Negro League player on a major league roster.

He still hangs around the baseball world. At the moment, he's the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. Even though the team has changed stadiums (twice) since then, his retired number, 44, still hangs on the outfield wall of the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium near where he belted a homer to break Babe Ruth's all-time record which he held for 33 years).

Remembering "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron, who passed away on 22 January 2021.

Myaku-Myaku Footwear, Inspired by Googly-Eyed Mascot @ Osaka Expo

Myaku-Myaku, the unsettling googly-eyed humanoid that was selected as the 2025 Osaka Expo mascot, has inspired numerous spinoffs, both official and unofficial. And with exactly 1 year to go before the Expo, we should all expect to see a lot more. The latest iteration comes in the form of a collaboration with Mizuno, who have created a series of footwear inspired by the benevolent blob.

Hitting stores this week are 4 types of footwear for both adults and children. The Myaku Myaku collection also includes a pair of setta sandals created in collaboration with Nara-based Yamato Kobo. Other apparel and accessories are also in the works. You can see the full collection here.

2025 Osaka Expo mascot

 

  

 

A  -1 minute video, Artists, here.

 

 

 

  

 

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Yellow-Billed Magpie

 

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