Large pumpkin sculpture by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama unveiled in London’s Kensington Gardens

(9 Jul 2024)
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London, UK - 9 July 2024
1. Various of 'Pumpkin' sculpture next to Round Pond in Kensington Gardens, London
2. Various of birds walking past Pumpkin sculpture
3. Wide of woman taking photo of Pumpkin sculpture
4. Various of Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director, Serpentine Galleries, looking at Pumpkin sculpture
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director, Serpentine Galleries:
"We're very excited to inaugurate today Yayoi Kusama's biggest pumpkin ever. The artist has been fascinated by pumpkins ever since her childhood in the 1940s, and this is of all of her pumpkins, the biggest so far. It's almost 6 metres high, it has a diameter of more than 5 metres. So, it's almost like a little building, and it's made out of bronze. It's covered with the landmark dots, as you can see, all these dots of Yayoi Kusama, the dots which she has used in her work for many, many decades. She has used the dots in her sculpture, not only on the pumpkins, but also on other sculptures. She has used the dots on her paintings, on her drawings, and for her, the dots are really about finding a common thread of humanity."
6. Close pan of Pumpkin sculpture, showing Yayoi Kusama's name
7. Mid of Pumpkin sculpture
8. Wide of Pumpkin sculpture, as runner jogs past
9. Birds near Pumpkin sculpture
10. Tilt down to The Royal Parks sign
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director, Serpentine Galleries:
"A lot of people will see this pumpkin on their morning walk or whilst they jog, but then during the day, you know, there are just so many ways people can experience it. We hope in a way that it enchants people, that a lot of encounters can happen here. We also hope that for people it's a surprise because, in a way, that's one of the things I think we hope to do when we do sculptures in public space, it's to surprise people and art is an enchantment, and I do think that Kusama's work has a lot to do with this enchanting quality."
12. Wide tilt down of Pumpkin sculpture
13. Various of people looking at, and taking photos of Pumpkin sculpture
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Amanda Tabak, local resident:
"I like it. As I said, I'm not mad about pumpkins, but I like it. I think it suits the environment it's in, and I think it makes me just have a slightly different experience of this area."
15. Various of dog walker Niki Gifford attempting to take photos with her dogs and Pumpkin sculpture
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Niki Gifford, dog walker and local resident:
"Actually, what I love about it is you can see your reflection in the spot. So, one of the things about Kasama's work is the repetition, and in each spot, you can see your reflection, which is really lovely, and obviously great for everyone who loves Instagram. But it's very uplifting, very colourful and very vibrant, and will create a wonderful destination for tourists and dog walkers like me."
17. Various of Gifford walking her dogs through Kensington Gardens
18. Various of entrance to Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
Visitors to London's Kensington Gardens can expect to see a large pumpkin, that's six metres tall, bright yellow, and speckled with decorative dots.
It's not a real pumpkin, but in fact the latest large-scale sculpture by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama as part of the Serpentine Gallery's public art presentations.
STORYLINE:
Against the backdrop of the Round Pound in London's Kensington Gardens, this mammoth-sized Pumpkin is quite the spectacle.
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