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| Socks inspired by Kusama's painting shown at M+ |
Merry Christmas!
Sometimes it can be hard to think of gifts for people, and this year I gave some people some fun socks from Goods Of Desire in Hong Kong -- one with pandas that look like the Japanese lucky cats, trams and taxis, and junks.
A good friend who visited M+ earlier this year gifted me a pair of socks from the contemporary art museum, a souvenir from Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama exhibition: Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now.
The design of the socks was inspired by Kusama's painting, Time, Not Eternity, Self-Destruction Now, painted in 2020. She is a curious artist, obsessed with dots, and lives in a psychiatric institution through choice.
For her art is a method of healing. "I fight pain, anxiety, and fear every day, and the only method I have found that relieves my illness is to keep creating art. Painting helps me to keep away thoughts of death for myself. That is the power of art," she said.
Is it any wonder that these socks are currently sold out?
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