Can't Get Tickets To Broad's Infinity Rooms? Here's What You're Missing

LOS ANGELES, CA – Regardless of age, Yayoi Kusama's new "Infinity Room" exhibit at The Broad brings out the child-like wonder in everyone. The bold, bright colors and patterns of each piece compete with each other to steal the limelight – there's so much going on, you don't know where to look. The "Infinity Rooms" are so wildly popular, they sold out 50,000 tickets in less than two hours, they even crashed The Broad's website.

For those of you who couldn't snag a ticket to the exhibit while they were on sale, Patch is here to take you on a virtual tour. Spoiler alert: there are a lot of spoilers below.

A staple at The Broad, Kusama's "The Souls of Millions of Lightyears Away" is what originally started the Instagram frenzy of the artist's work. Composed of wood, metal, glass, mirrors, plastic, acrylic panel, rubber, LED lighting, and more, this 2013 piece is part of The Broad's collection. Here's a look inside the first "Infinity Room":

The next room I wandered into was full of inflatable bright pink balls covered in black dots – the collection is aptly called "Dots Obsession," and includes suspended vinyl balloons, a large balloon dome with the mirror room, a peep-in mirror dome, and projected digital video of Kusama herself. This "Infinity Room" is titled "Love Transformed into Dots," and was installed in 2017. Here's a tour of this "Infinity Room."

The third "Infinity Room" was Kusama's first, according to a docent at The Broad, and is titled "Phalli's Field." It's composed of stuffed cotton, board, and mirrors and contains an infinite field of small white and red plant-like branches. Welcome to "Phalli's Field":

One of the smaller "Infinity Rooms," "Love Forever" has two spaces to peek into – just enough to see what's inside. The bright flashing display is made out of wood, metal, mirrors, and lightbulbs. Check out "Love Forever," an "Infinity Room" at The Broad:

One of my personal favorites from this collection, the next "Infinity Room" is titled "Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity." Kusama made it to commemorate victims of the atomic bomb, a docent shared. Made out of wood, mirror, plastic, acrylic, LEDs, and aluminum, it makes you feel like you're at a Japanese lantern lighting festival. Here's a look inside:

The sixth "Infinity Room" doesn't allow photo or video, so you'll have to try to see it for yourself. "All the Eternal Love I Have for Pumpkins" is composed of wood, mirrors, plastic, acrylic, and LEDs. Kusama made it to remember her childhood, growing up on a farm in Japan. The surreal bright yellow imperfect pumpkins show the juxtaposition of the beauty and ugly within nature.

Another standout piece, "The Obliteration Room," is a completely white room filled with furniture and random objects – you'll find a white television, an all-white dining room table, white lamps, and even a white boogey board. Visitors are handed a sheet of stickers upon entering the room, and are asked to place them wherever they'd like around the room. Kusama's intention is for no white space to be left by the end of the exhibit. The only materials are furniture, white paint, and dot stickers, and it was installed in 2017. Here's a quick look at how "The Obliteration Room" works:

All photo and video was produced by Patch staffer Emily Holland