Yayoi Kusama // Pumpkin SY, 2001

  • Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin (SY), 2001. Screenprint, 24 × 28.5 cm, edition of 120. Depicts Kusama’s iconic pumpkin motif with bold dots and rhythmic patterning, a hallmark of her 2000s print series
    Pumpkin (SY), 2001
    Screenprint, 24 × 28.5 cm (9 2/5 × 11 1/5 in.), Edition of 120
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    Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin (SY) (2001) is a screenprint measuring 24 × 28.5 cm (9 2/5 × 11 1/5 in.), produced in an edition of 120. The work presents her most celebrated motif, the pumpkin, rendered in bold graphic form and animated by her signature polka dots. Its compact size enhances its intimacy, while its rhythmic patterning embodies the sense of infinity central to her practice.
     
    In this print, the pumpkin is transformed into more than a simple still life. Its dotted surface suggests both organic growth and cosmic expansion, reflecting Kusama’s fascination with repetition and her ability to find boundless meaning in everyday forms. The choice of stylised simplicity allows the motif to resonate as both personal memory and universal symbol.
     
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  • “Pumpkins bring about poetic peace in my mind.” 

    — Yayoi Kusama

    As with many of her editioned works from the early 2000s, Pumpkin (SY) reaffirms Kusama’s lifelong connection to the pumpkin as a source of inspiration and comfort. The print captures the balance of playfulness and profundity that makes the motif a cornerstone of her career, securing its place as one of the most recognisable icons in contemporary art.