Dancing Pumpkin
(2020)

• Yayoi KUSAMA

Since her first interaction with a pumpkin growing on her family’s farm as a young child in Japan, Kusama has been fascinated by its voluminous form and nurturing presence. Over the past eight decades, she has expressed her admiration for the pumpkin across multiple media. Dancing Pumpkin is Kusama’s largest and most ambitious imagining of her beloved pumpkin to date. Whereas her earlier pumpkin sculptures have typically static, solid bases, Dancing Pumpkin has eleven tentacle-like legs. All but three hover above the ground, suggesting joyous movement.