New York Botanical Garden Reschedules Yayoi Kusama's Exhibition

Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama speaks to the media at her studio in Tokyo. Reuters
Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama speaks to the media at her studio in Tokyo. Reuters
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New York Botanical Garden Reschedules Yayoi Kusama's Exhibition

Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama speaks to the media at her studio in Tokyo. Reuters
Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama speaks to the media at her studio in Tokyo. Reuters

Art lovers have been offered a second chance to enjoy an exceptional exhibition devoted to the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) this year after it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the organizers, the exhibition which was first scheduled in 2020 will take place this year between April 10 and October 31.

The exhibition, which will be held in the heart of greenery in Bronx, will focus on Kusama's fondness of nature by displaying many of her works including drawings and sculptures.

The famous Japanese artist, 91, known for her colorful polka-dotted works, held many exhibitions around the world, and has become one of the most renowned painters in her generation. She even opened her own museum in Tokyo. In addition to housing large collections of living plants, the New York Botanical Garden host regular exhibitions for famous painters.

In 2018, visitors flocked into the garden to enjoy the impressive works of painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).

In 2019, the garden hosted an exhibition by the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994).



Balkans Snowstorm Leaves Tens of Thousands of Homes without Power, Causes Traffic Chaos

An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)
An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)
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Balkans Snowstorm Leaves Tens of Thousands of Homes without Power, Causes Traffic Chaos

An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)
An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after more heavy snow and winds that also brought traffic chaos in neighboring Croatia and Serbia.

In Slovenia, the resumption of a search for an injured Hungarian hiker missing in the Alps north of the capital Ljubljana since Sunday was temporarily suspended because of strong winds.

Rescuers on Monday reached his female companion and transferred her to safety, but they were unable to locate the man and couldn't use a helicopter because of strong winds.

Throughout the Balkans authorities issued travel warnings as snow drifts closed some major routes, including sections of motorways in Croatia.

Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia banned the movement of heavy vehicles and imposed limited traffic levels on affected roads.

Parts of Bosnia faced a total halt of railway traffic because of the snow.

Bosnia's state power company described the situation as “extremely hard” in some areas of the country. The weight of heavy, moist snow brought down distribution lines which are hard to access due to snow drifts, the company said in a statement.

Regional N1 television reported dozens of vehicles were stuck in the snow for 10 hours in western Bosnia overnight before they could continue. Authorities in the nearby town of Drvar declared an emergency while struggling to clear snow.

The town's municipal council president Jasna Pecanac told the Drvar radio that the town has been cut off. “Many of our residents are stuck in the snow,” she said. “The situation is very hard as the snow continues to fall.”