One of Yayoi Kusama’s iconic pumpkin sculptures was dislodged from its base on the edge of Japan’s Naoshima Island and tossed about in the sea as Typhoon Lupit swept through the region. In a video posted to Twitter of the now aquatic gourd, the outdoor artwork appears to have sustained some damage with cracks in multiple places. The sculpture has since been recovered and ...
German socialite Angela Gulbenkian pleaded guilty to two counts of theft on July 2 in a London court, Publico reported. Gulbenkian is charged with stealing roughly $1.4 million dollars from Art Incorporated Limited, owned by consultant Mathieu Ticolat, after he bought and never received one of Yayoi Kusama’s iconic Yellow Pumpkin sculptures in 2017. Gulbenkian is expected to be sentenced on July 28. Gulbenkian ...
This one is an 800-pound, 56.5 inches by 45 inches work made of mirror polished bronze and black spirit dye that would make the Great Pumpkin envious.“The big comment we’ve heard is just how big it is,” she said. “It’s a very special piece of art and we’re glad to have it on loan to us.”The Pumpkin Path Walk may make Linus skip his ...
