Yayoi Kusama // Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow), 2000

  • Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow), 2000. Screenprint in colours, sheet 48.1 × 64.1 cm, edition of 200. Features Kusama’s iconic yellow pumpkin motif with bold dots and graphic patterning.
    Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow), 2000
    Screenprint in colours, sheet 48.1 × 64.1 cm, Edition of 200.
    © Yayoi Kusama.
     
    Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow) (2000) is a colour screenprint measuring 48.1 × 64.1 cm, produced in an edition of 200. The work depicts one of Kusama’s most enduring motifs, the pumpkin,  here presented in vibrant yellow and structured with her signature polka dots. Its bold palette and rhythmic patterning create a composition that is both playful and deeply symbolic.
     
    The pumpkin has been a central theme in Kusama’s art since childhood, embodying both comfort and creative inspiration. In this edition, its rounded form and dotted skin suggest not only the vitality of nature but also her lifelong exploration of infinity, repetition, and psychological depth. The yellow palette reinforces the work’s warmth and radiance, imbuing the motif with a sense of optimism and endurance.
     
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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 2000 (Yellow) demonstrates Kusama’s ability to distil her most recognisable icon into a highly collectable format. The print reaffirms the pumpkin as a cornerstone of her practice, linking personal memory with universal meaning and securing its place as a symbol of her boundless imagination.