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Oct 14, 2019 · Learn how the Japanese artist's childhood fascination with pumpkins inspired her signature style of polka-dotted, anthropomorphic gourds. Explore her paintings, sculptures, and installations featuring pumpkins, from her early works to her latest creations.
Dec 13, 2022 · Learn how the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama transformed the pumpkin from a childhood drawing to a symbol of stability, comfort and modesty in her art. Explore her pumpkin paintings, sculptures, infinity rooms and more.
Browse and buy artworks from Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkins series, featuring her signature dotted motifs on various media and sizes. Learn about the artist's obsession with pumpkins, their meanings, and their prices.
Find out where to see the artist's iconic yellow and red pumpkin installations across Japan, from Naoshima to Aomori. Learn about the history, meaning and locations of these playful and polka-dotted artworks.
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Sep 16, 2023 · Aspiring to Pumpkin’s Love, the Love in My Heart is a massive and immersive installation by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. It explores her fascination with pumpkins as symbols of self-obliteration, peace, and joy.
Pumpkins (kabocha in Japanese) in the works of Yayoi Kusama, a 92-year-old Japanese avant-garde artist, too, embody this ambivalence—adorable and eerie, delightful and uneasy at the same time. Kabocha, a rather unpretentious, rustic vegetable, has been a favourite motif for Kusama since the 1950s, when she was an art student in Kyoto.
Jan 14, 2020 · Learn about the Japanese artist's signature motifs of pumpkins, polka dots and infinity mirrors, and how they reflect her life and vision. See examples of her works in the Hirshhorn collection exhibition, opening in April 2020.
