Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin BY For Sale

Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin BY, 2004

Screen print with lamé

10 5/8 x 12 3/4 Inches Image Size 15 x 17 7/8 Inches Paper Size

Pumpkin BY, 2004

Screen print with lamé

10 5/8 x 12 3/4 Inches Image Size 15 x 17 7/8 Inches Paper Size

Edition

Edition of 120

About this work

For Kusama, the pumpkin represents comfort, stability, and an intimate connection to childhood memory, while simultaneously serving as a vehicle for her lifelong exploration of repetition, infinity, and the dissolution of self. Rendered through her unmistakable polka-dot language, these compositions transform a familiar organic form into a hypnotic field of visual rhythm, where surface, pattern, and perception converge. The pumpkin becomes both subject and system: grounded in nature yet elevated into a symbol of psychological and spiritual reflection. Across prints and editions, Kusama’s meticulous layering of dots creates an optical experience that feels at once playful and profound, inviting viewers into a meditative encounter with scale, space, and endlessness. Collectively, these works embody the duality at the heart of Kusama’s practice—joy and obsession, simplicity and complexity, intimacy and infinity. The result is a body of work that feels timeless, universally resonant, and increasingly essential within both contemporary art history and the global collector landscape.

Price on Application

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