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Yayoi Kusama — Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow)
Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow)

A luminous yellow pumpkin form is rendered in Kusama's signature style, its bulbous surface animated by an obsessive pattern of bold black dots and organic lines. The humble vegetable is transformed into a hypnotic object of infinite repetition, reflecting the artist's lifelong fascination with polka dots as a symbol of the universe's boundless energy. Rooted in both personal biography and avant-garde sensibility, the work bridges the organic and the abstract, the familiar and the cosmic.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 22, 2026

Estimate: $25,000$35,000

Sold: $41,280

Lot 13

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Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow)

A luminous yellow pumpkin form is rendered in Kusama's signature style, its bulbous surface animated by an obsessive pattern of bold black dots and organic lines. The humble vegetable is transformed into a hypnotic object of infinite repetition, reflecting the artist's lifelong fascination with polka dots as a symbol of the universe's boundless energy. Rooted in both personal biography and avant-garde sensibility, the work bridges the organic and the abstract, the familiar and the cosmic.

Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Installation, Sculpture, Japanese, Pumpkin, Repetition, Infinity Rooms, Whimsical, Polka Dots, Yellow, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Mark Weeble , Kylie Cohen, Nick Phoenix , Hamilton Selway Gallery