Polka dot fans, rejoice! Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden announced today that it will extend One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection through spring, 2023. The exhibit was initially slated to close November 27.

“We want as many people as possible to experience Yayoi Kusama’s transportive artwork at the Hirshhorn,” said Museum Director Melissa Chiu in a press release. “I’m thrilled to announce a substantial extension and the introduction of online timed-pass distribution so our visitors can plan ahead.”

Since its opening, the exhibit has welcomed more than 140,000 visitors to the Japanese artist’s kaleidoscopic work – including her two Infinity Mirror rooms, “Phalli’s Field (1965)” and “My Heart is Dancing into the Universe (2018).” The earlier installation features her famed red and white, phallic-like structures while the second has out-of-this-world neon bulbs. Also remaining in the exhibit is her black and orange polka-dotted “Pumpkin (2016).”

Along with those works, the Hirshhorn will add an etching, on loan from the National Museum of Asian Art titled “Self-Portrait (1995),” as well as “Yayoi Kusama Cp AP (2003),” a photogram of Kusama by Japanese artist Kunié Sugiura.

“Kusama’s artworks have become a gateway for school and community groups, local families and out-of-towners to understand the impact of living artists on our lives,” said Chiu. “As the national museum of modern art, this is our mission.”

The Hirshhorn has been collecting Kusama’s work since 1996, and this is the museum’s second major show featuring her work. Its 2017 Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors mesmerized the region, with record-setting crowds and long lines of visitors waiting for their chance to get an iconic selfie.

The Hirshhorn has been collecting the prolific work of Yayoi Kusama since 1996. Our 2017 survey of her work traveled to five North American art museums, introducing Kusama’s spellbinding visions to record audiences.

Beginning Nov. 9, visitors can get access to One with Eternity in three different ways:

• Free, next-day passes through the museum’s website.
• Unclaimed same-day passes available online and in-person at the museum’s welcome desk.
• With museum membership, Hirshhorn Insiders can go online and reserve passes for any preferred time slot.

The exhibition will be closed on November 7, 8, and 9 due to maintenance. It will reopen on November 10. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.