Reportedly the largest private sculpture collection in Australia, Pt. Leo Estate on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula today (Friday 24 November) unveiled its latest prized acquisition. Revealing the first major-scale pumpkin to be seen in the country is a landmark moment for the estate, adding a piece from arguably Japan’s most successful living artist, Yayoi Kusama, to its already impressive collection of sculptures.
Sitting in the middle of a green pasture with the sea in the background and vineyards in the distance, the pumpkin, which reportedly cost seven figures, makes for an arresting vision – with Kusama’s trademark bright colours and polka dots ensuring it does anything but blend in to its surroundings.
