The three-metre-wide red and black gourd has been installed with a view of the sea, its design a famed example of the globally renowned artist’s work.
“I am very pleased to showcase my work in such a wonderful place,” Ms Kusama said.
“The magical fusion of nature and my work is something special that can only be seen in each location.”
The Pt Leo Estate features more than 50 sculptures from around the world, with the pumpkin joining a collection of artworks by the likes of KAWS, Jaume Plensa and Australians Inge King and Clement Meadmore.
Kusama was born in 1929 and has become one of the world’s most successful artists, influencing her contemporaries Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg during the 1960s.
The dots reference her childhood, when she lived on a small farm and became lost in a field of flowers which began to speak to her, the flower heads resembling dots that became her globally-recognised motif.
“A polka dot has the form of the sun … a symbol of the energy of the whole world and our living life, and also the form of the moon, which is calm,” she said.
From reindeer carrots to Boxing Day buns
Coles has been busy.
For the few days before Christmas, the supermarket giant was giving away ‘reindeer carrots’ to leave out on Christmas Eve for Rudolph and his fellow hard-working reindeer.
And Coles was very pleased to tell media outlets about its generosity.
But it was really our hard-working Aussie farmers we have to thank for their generosity, as five growers from across the country donated more than 50 tonnes of Santa’s reindeer’s favourite snack — the equivalent weight of around eight African elephants.
Coles said: “These special reindeer carrots are growers’ surplus stock and may be a little wonky or blemished, but are perfect for Rudolf and his team, and will help to reduce food waste in the lead-up to Christmas.”
And the tinsel was still on the tree when Easter made its appearance at Coles.
Yes, hot cross buns hit supermarket shelves on Boxing Day. And apparently we’re eager to get our hands on the tasty treats as soon as possible.
Coles said between December 26, 2022 and January 1, 2023, more than 2.5 million hot cross buns were sold. The states with the biggest hot cross bun craving per capita in December 2022 were Victoria in top place — consuming more than 715,000 buns — followed by Queensland and Western Australia.
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