Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
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"Pumpkin" by Yayoi Kusama is a large, polka-dotted pumpkin sculpture installed by the sea that has become an iconic symbol of contemporary art on Japan’s Naoshima Island.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama canonical | 4 |
| Red Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama | 2 |
| Yayoi Kusama’s pumpkin motif | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama Context triple: [Naoshima area, hasArtwork, Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama]
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A.
Brillo Boxes
Brillo Boxes is a series of sculptural works by Andy Warhol that replicate commercial Brillo soap pad packaging, exemplifying his exploration of consumer culture and mass production in Pop Art.
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Black Square
Black Square is a groundbreaking abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that became an icon of the Suprematist movement and a symbol of radical artistic minimalism in the early 20th century.
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C.
Puppy by Jeff Koons
"Puppy" by Jeff Koons is a monumental topiary sculpture of a West Highland terrier covered in flowering plants, celebrated as an iconic example of contemporary public art.
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D.
Imaginary Landscape No. 1
Imaginary Landscape No. 1 is an early experimental composition by John Cage that pioneered the use of electronic sounds and unconventional instruments in modern music.
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Imaginary Landscape No. 4
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 is an experimental 1951 composition by John Cage for 12 radios and 24 performers that explores chance operations and indeterminacy in music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama Target entity description: "Pumpkin" by Yayoi Kusama is a large, polka-dotted pumpkin sculpture installed by the sea that has become an iconic symbol of contemporary art on Japan’s Naoshima Island.
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A.
Brillo Boxes
Brillo Boxes is a series of sculptural works by Andy Warhol that replicate commercial Brillo soap pad packaging, exemplifying his exploration of consumer culture and mass production in Pop Art.
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B.
Black Square
Black Square is a groundbreaking abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that became an icon of the Suprematist movement and a symbol of radical artistic minimalism in the early 20th century.
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C.
Puppy by Jeff Koons
"Puppy" by Jeff Koons is a monumental topiary sculpture of a West Highland terrier covered in flowering plants, celebrated as an iconic example of contemporary public art.
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D.
Imaginary Landscape No. 1
Imaginary Landscape No. 1 is an early experimental composition by John Cage that pioneered the use of electronic sounds and unconventional instruments in modern music.
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E.
Imaginary Landscape No. 4
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 is an experimental 1951 composition by John Cage for 12 radios and 24 performers that explores chance operations and indeterminacy in music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
ⓘ
installation art ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Yayoi Kusama ⓘ |
| artStyle |
pop-influenced minimalism
ⓘ
psychedelic art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naoshima art tourism
ⓘ
Yayoi Kusama’s pumpkin motif ⓘ
linked to:
Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
|
| color | yellow ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Benesse Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Benesse Holdings
|
| completionDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored after storm damage in 2021 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Yayoi Kusama ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Typhoon in August 2021 ⓘ |
| depicts |
pumpkin
ⓘ
linked to:
Pumpkin
|
| faces | Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasShape | gourd-like form ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
public art
ⓘ
site-specific art ⓘ |
| height | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Yayoi Kusama’s childhood memories of pumpkins
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obsessive repetition ⓘ |
| installationSite | seaside ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Naoshima
ⓘ
linked to:
Naoshima Island
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Kagawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Shikoku ⓘ |
| locatedOn | pier ⓘ |
| material | fiberglass-reinforced plastic ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic status on Naoshima Island
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integration with natural landscape ⓘ polka-dot motif ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Benesse Holdings ⓘ |
| partOf | Benesse Art Site Naoshima ⓘ |
| pattern | black polka dots ⓘ |
| photographyHotspot | true ⓘ |
| reinstalled | 2022 ⓘ |
| theme |
pumpkin
ⓘ
linked to:
Pumpkin
|
| title | Pumpkin ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
dots
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organic forms ⓘ |
| width | about 2.5 meters ⓘ |
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Subject: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama Description of subject: "Pumpkin" by Yayoi Kusama is a large, polka-dotted pumpkin sculpture installed by the sea that has become an iconic symbol of contemporary art on Japan’s Naoshima Island.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
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Setouchi Triennale art festival
linked to: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
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Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
linked to: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama