Kusamas delicate drawings both illustrate and interpret Hans Christian Andersens taleHans Christian Andersenampamprsquos fairy tale ampampldquoThe Little Mermaidampamprdquo 1839 a story about a girl from the sea who followed her dreams and suffered a disastrous fate on land is known all over the world particularly in its animated incarnation. But the familiar story is brought to new life in this gorgeous edition a collaboration between the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and artist Yayoi Kusama.Paired with Hans Christian Andersenampamprsquos original text the densely patterned undulating line drawings of Kusamaampamprsquos Love Forever series 2004ampampndash7 conjure up storms in the roiling waves of the ocean the Little Mermaidampamprsquos vast underwater kingdom and her longing to live in the human world. Kusamaampamprsquos fertile endlessly repeating forms are an ideal match for the poetic and disturbing universe evoked in the fairy tale the result is a true collaboration.