Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
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"Pumpkin" by Yayoi Kusama is a large, polka-dotted pumpkin sculpture installed by the sea that has become an iconic symbol of contemporary art on Japan’s Naoshima Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama canonical | 2 |
| Red Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
ⓘ
installation art ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Yayoi Kusama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
pop-influenced minimalism
ⓘ
psychedelic art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naoshima art tourism
ⓘ
Yayoi Kusama’s pumpkin motif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | yellow ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Benesse Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored after storm damage in 2021 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Yayoi Kusama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Typhoon in August 2021 ⓘ |
| depicts | pumpkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faces | Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasShape | gourd-like form ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
public art
ⓘ
site-specific art ⓘ |
| height | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Yayoi Kusama’s childhood memories of pumpkins
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obsessive repetition ⓘ |
| installationSite | seaside ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Naoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Kagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Shikoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | pier ⓘ |
| material | fiberglass-reinforced plastic ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic status on Naoshima Island
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integration with natural landscape ⓘ polka-dot motif ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Benesse Holdings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Benesse Art Site Naoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pattern | black polka dots ⓘ |
| photographyHotspot | true ⓘ |
| reinstalled | 2022 ⓘ |
| theme | pumpkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Pumpkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
dots
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organic forms ⓘ |
| width | about 2.5 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Red Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
subject surface form:
Setouchi Triennale