Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who creates immersive artwork and installations, and the pumpkin is one of the subjects that features a lot in her works, and she often uses the polka dot for styling. She is inspired by pumpkins and squash as they featured in her childhood with the land around her being planted with them. This sculpture, titled simply as "Pumpkin" is cast in bronze is six metres tall and 5.5 metres wide, and it is located near the Round Pond at Kensington Gardens. The artwork was created this year, and it gives off perfect vibes for Halloween and autumn.
Her first large-scale permannt sculpture was placed at Liverpool Street recently, and visitors can read about the work and see photographs on this blog Yayoi Kusama Sculpture at Liverpool Street. I also saw one of her shows several years ago, "The Moving Moment When I Went to the Universe", which included her paintings, sculptures, and infinity rooms, which I also went to and covered on this blog.
The giant pumpkin was placed in early July and is installed until tomorrow, Sunday, November 3. It has been placed by Serpentine Gallery. See it before it is gone.
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