Famous Yayoi Kusama ‘Pumpkin’ sculpture swept into the sea by typhoon
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A famous pumpkin sculpture by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama was swept into the sea by a typhoon Monday.
In a video circulating on social media, the yellow polka dot pumpkin can be seen spinning on the waves off the Japanese island Naoshima under the stress of up to 78 miles per hour winds caused by Typhoon No. 9.
The sculpture, called “Pumpkin,” stood six feet seven inches tall and more than eight feet wide and was installed on the island in 1994.
Pumpkins have been a recurring feature of 92-year-old Kusama’s art. Her “Infinity Mirrors” exhibition, which attracted long lines at the Art Gallery of Ontario in February 2018, included an installation of similar pumpkin sculptures in a room that used mirrors to create an endless illusion.
Another work called “Narcissus Garden” was also featured at the art gallery.
The Benesse Art Site, the location of the exhibit, tweeted Tuesday that the work would be cancelled due to an unspecified amount of damage caused by the typhoon.
“We are currently restoring the damaged work and it will not be available for viewing for some time,” the Art Site said in a statement.
With files from Murray Whyte
Cheyenne Bholla is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Reach her via email: cbholla@thestar.ca