Interior view of TETSUMI KUDO, Garden of the Metamorphosis in the Space Capsule, 1968, painted wood, artificial flowers, fabric, black light, 138 x 138 x 138 inches, courtesy Hiroko Kudo and Andrea Rosen Gallery, © ADAGP, Paris & ARS, New York.

This is the last week to view “Tetsumi Kudo, Cubes and Gardens” at Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York. The show revolves around two areas of Kudo’s work: gardens and cubes made in the sixties when he moved from Japan to Paris. The cubes are filled with everyday items you may find in your home or a general store, and they were meant as a “portrait” of European lifestyle.

Garden of the Metamorphosis in the Space Capsule, 1968, is the must-see work in the show. It’s a black-light lit room complete with fluorescent flowers and sculptures you can view through circular portholes.

The late Japanese artist is more than deserving of a solo show – Paul McCarthy has cited him a number of times as an influence, Mike Kelley wrote about Kudo for his major retrospective at the Walker Art Center, and Takashi Murakami has dubbed him “the father of us all.” The exhibit closes this Saturday, the 16th, so be sure to make your way to Chelsea soon!

TETSUMI KUDO, Garden of the Metamorphosis in the Space Capsule, 1968, painted wood, artificial flowers, fabric, black light, 138 x 138 x 138 inches, courtesy Hiroko Kudo and Andrea Rosen Gallery, © ADAGP, Paris & ARS, New York.

Installation view of "Tetsumi Kudo, Cubes & Gardens," September 10 - October 16, 2010, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, courtesy Hiroko Kudo and Andrea Rosen Gallery, © ADAGP, Paris & ARS, New York.