EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE Cultural Tours since 1992

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KUSAMA: COSMIC NATURE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Photo courtesy of Ann Lesch

" A magical day!" "Extraordinary installation" "Unforgettable experience" commented travelers on our spring trips to KUSAMA: COSMIC NATURE The long awaited opening in April to see the work of the contemporary Japanese artist YAYOI KUSAMA has received world-wide acclaim and each day the extraordinary NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN has been booked to capacity! If you were not able to be a part of one of our groups to see this sensational exhibition in the spring, here is another opportunity before it closes in October.

The exhibit spans KUSAMA’S seven-decade career with new paintings, sketches and massive polka dotted sculptures as part of the splendor you will enjoy. On view are botanical sketches that date back to her childhood in Japan and magical displays inside the Garden's historic buildings and will spread over the 250 - acre landscape of one of the world's most magnificent gardens. In early August the exhibit's Infinity Mirrored Room — Illusion Inside the Heart, 2020. will be opened to the public with its dazzling expression of mirror-polished stainless steel, glass mirrors, and colored glass.

Photo courtesy of Ann Lesch

Want to know more? Here's a video which aired on NYC Arts

COST: $155 per person. Payment is by check only. Please make your check payable to EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE, and mail it to PO Box 2189, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. Credit may be applied from any trip cancelled by EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE in 2020. All sales are final. Dates may not be changed. Please include your land line, cell phone number and email with your payment. The price includes round trip transportation from CITY LINE AVENUE or RITTENHOUSE SQUARE to the NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN; and a KUSAMA GARDEN and GALLERY PASS, allowing access to all outdoor installations throughout the grounds, as well as interior access to displays in the ENID A. HAUPT CONSERVATORY and the LUESTHER T. METZ LIBRARY BUILDING and more. www.nybg.org Also included is a timed ticket to the recently new immersive installation Infinity Mirrored Room—Illusion Inside the Heart (2020), which responds to varying natural light through colored glass throughout the day and seasons. It was not available to view on our earlier trips in the spring. OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES Space will be limited to 40 passengers on the motor coach in order to continue the practice of social distancing. Masks are recommended notrequiredat all times while on the motor coach and at the New York Botanical Garden. For your protection and that of your fellow travelers, all tour members must show proof that they have been fully vaccinated. A complete description of special health and safety practices provided by our motor coach company are available upon request. AS THE TRIP APPROACHES, WE WILL ADVISE YOU OF ANY CHANGES OF THESE POLICIES.   For more information, please contact Ellen Kay Coleman at 215 738 4500 or [email protected]

Infinity Mirrored Room—Illusion Inside the Heart, 2020. The New York Botanical Garden, 2021. Mirror-polished stainless steel, glass mirrors, and colored glass. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro, and David Zwirner