Celebrating One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama—Polyblocks, Paper & Prose
Friday, November 7, 2025
3:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST
Image courtesy of Aitina Fareed-Cooke
FREE
Digital Media Studio, Knox Building
In celebration of One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama, enjoy a Kusama-inspired building experience that offers a cohesive, family-friendly experience centered on three hands-on building stations.
Polyblock Station: 3:30–4:30 pm
Using Legos, build repeatable, poly-block worlds inspired by Kusama’s motifs, inspired by works on view.
Paper Station: 5–6 pm
Create with paper, crafting circle-based forms and patterns that evoke polka dots, circles, and immersive circular architectures, culminating in a circle-focused paper book.
Prose Station: 6:30–7:30 pm
Add words at the Prose Station to interpret images and build, producing short captions, micro-poems, or reflections inspired by Aitina Fareed-Cooke’s Kusama-inspired photography; these lines can be assembled into a collaborative poem or a series of micro-entries shared with the group.
Across all three stations, participants will practice critical thinking, collaboration, and imaginative storytelling while engaging with themes of repetition, pattern, and immersive perception found in Kusama’s work. Younger participants receive scaffolded prompts to translate art into tangible forms, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for all ages.
This is part of an ongoing activation called Tales from the Porch: Expanding Perspectives at the AKG.
SPONSORS
This event is part of M&T FIRST FRIDAYS. M&T FIRST FRIDAYS is presented by M&T Bank.
This event is part of M&T FIRST FRIDAYS. M&T FIRST FRIDAYS is presented by M&T Bank.
Exhibition Sponsors
This exhibition is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. This presentation is made possible through support from the Buffalo AKG National Council. Essential support is provided by Bank of America and an anonymous donor. Additional support is provided by Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsberg, Greyline Outdoor Advertising, and Stephen and Monica Spaulding.
This exhibition is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. This presentation is made possible through support from the Buffalo AKG National Council. Essential support is provided by Bank of America and an anonymous donor. Additional support is provided by Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsberg, Greyline Outdoor Advertising, and Stephen and Monica Spaulding.
