In the green space of Miyanoura Port, the gateway to Naoshima, stands 《Red Pumpkin》, a symbolic presence of Naoshima by the internationally renowned artist Yayoi Kusama.
Its interior is hollow, built so that people can go inside, and it’s also famous as a photo spot.
Yayoi Kusama 《Red Pumpkin》 2006 — Naoshima, Miyanoura Port green space
And this 《Red Pumpkin》 has become museum goods as a Naoshima exclusive.
Yayoi Kusama 《NAOSHIMA RED PUMPKIN》 ¥33,000 (incl. tax)
This product is sold exclusively at museum shops such as Benesse House Park and the Benesse Museum.
It’s housed in a special hard box.You pull the cord like a drawer to bring out the case inside.
It was in a urethane case.The work at Miyanoura Port has holes, but here the carving of the dots in the exact same places is made deeper.The black urethane case seems usable as a base too.
The bottom was credited with “NAOSHIMA.”
It’s also a good product as a memento of Naoshima sightseeing!
Produced under Yayoi Kusama’s complete supervision, it’s an item as close as possible to the work.
