Factory International

Yayoi Kusama: You, Me and the Balloons Curator Talk

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Red and white polka dot spheres in a mirrored room
Date
5 Aug 2023
Venue
The Social, Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ
Tickets
FREE, Pre booking required
SOLD OUT

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Accessibility features available for this event: Captioning BSL Interpreting Wheelchair Access

Get a curator's insight into Yayoi Kusama's blockbuster exhibition, as well as the influential artist's life and work

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is a remarkable figure, both a boundary-pushing pioneer of post-war art and one of today’s leading contemporary artists. Her journey from wartime provincial Japan to global cultural icon is mythic in its scope.

In this illustrated talk from Phoebe Greenwood (Factory International Curatorial Associate) and Katy Wan (Tate Curator and curator of Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms) you'll hear about the artist’s influential career, as well as her spectacular new show You, Me and the Balloons.

Join Phoebe and Katy as they discuss women in the art world, how the art world has changed over five decades and Kusama's role in this – plus the artist's singular imagination.

To visit You, Me and the Balloons at Aviva Studios, head to our exhibition page here and book your tickets.

Photography: Images © David Levene

Tickets

This event is free to attend but we ask you to book a ticket to reserve your spot.

For ticketing and box office related enquiries, please contact tickets@factoryinternational.org.

For more information please visit: Ticketing and Sale of Goods Terms & Conditions – Factory International

Please note for this event, wheelchair users should book via phone by calling our Access line on 0161 817 4531 (phone lines are open 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday).

Access information

The full address of the venue is Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ and the what3words is chop.feeds.chase.

There are accessible toilets on all public levels of Aviva Studios.

A mixture of wheelchair accessible toilets with right- or left-hand transfer as well as ambulant accessible cubicles with grab rails are located in the brick arches in the Social.

There are additional accessible toilets in both Hall Foyers.

You do not need a key to use the accessible toilets.

Aviva Studios is a new purpose-built cultural space in the heart of Manchester. The entrance to our building is through double glass doors. There are automatic doors at both entrances.

Once inside, there is step-free access to all areas of the venue. You will arrive into the Social, a large public space where there are a range of seats (including those with arms), a bar and toilets (including accessible toilets).

The bars in the Social and Hall Foyer have lowered accessible service points.

The Hall entrance is by lift, escalator or stairs from one side of the Social beside the brick arches.

There will be BSL interpretation of the talk.

There will be live captioning of the talk.

If you need to bring an assistance dog to this event, please contact access@factoryinternational.org.

Travel information

The venue can be approached along Water Street (coming from Quay Street) or along Liverpool Road (coming from Deansgate or Castlefield).

The Water Street route is the quickest way to arrive at our City Square entrance (the main entrance for this show).

Our closest stations are:

Salford Central station: 0.4 miles

Deansgate station and Deansgate-Castlefield tram: 0.6 miles

St Peter’s Square tram: 0.6 miles

Manchester Victoria station is approximately one mile from Aviva Studios

Manchester Piccadilly station is approximately 1.3 miles from Aviva Studios

Click on the links above to find detailed access information for each station.

Free bus services stop at all city-centre stations, and near to Aviva Studios along Deansgate, Bridge St and Quay St. Buses on these free routes are wheelchair accessible. For full details of the free bus routes, please visit the TfGM website.

There is a car park approximately 0.6 miles from Aviva Studios at Water Street Car Park, New Elm Rd, Manchester, M3 4JH.

There is also a NCP car park (Manchester Spinningfields) approximately 0.5 miles away from Aviva Studios at Spinningfields, New Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3BE. It has 35 accessible bays.

There are a small number of Blue Badge spaces along Water St and Quay St. Otherwise head towards Liverpool Road, Great John St and Lower Byrom St – close to our neighbours, the Science and Industry Museum where there are a small number of additional Blue Badge spaces.

For a list of other parking bays available in the area, visit Manchester City Council website.

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