{"id":881,"date":"2009-07-03T08:04:37","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T12:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=881"},"modified":"2017-02-04T14:06:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T19:06:48","slug":"polka-dot-psychedelic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2009\/07\/polka-dot-psychedelic\/","title":{"rendered":"Polka Dot Psychedelic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>See the <a title=\"Happy Birthday Balloons on Slipcovers for Your Walls\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/archives\/28\" target=\"_blank\">Birthday Balloons<\/a> post on <em>Slipcovers for Your Walls<\/em> along with below &#8212; both appropriate for an upcoming 4th of July celebration.<\/p>\n<p>This is a bit psychedelic but too happy not to post. Artist <a title=\"Yaoi Kusama at Haywood Art Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artdaily.org\/index.asp?int_sec=2&amp;int_new=31607\" target=\"_blank\">Yayoi Kusama<\/a> has an obsession with polka dots. Here&#8217;s another look at one of her earlier<a title=\"Yayoi Kusama's installation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artdaily.com\/index.asp?b=Yayoi+Kusama&amp;submit1=ArtDaily+Search&amp;int_sec=220\" target=\"_blank\"> installations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/06\/hay1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-882\" title=\"Yayoi Kusama\\'s Guidepost to the New World installation. Via Art Daily\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/06\/hay1.jpg\" alt=\"Yayoi Kusama\\'s Guidepost to the New World installation. 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