There’s a giant pumpkin in Kensington Gardens

A gigantic Japanese pumpkin has appeared in Kensington Gardens as a huge work of metallic art by Yayoi Kusama.Known for her large-scale sculptures, Yayoi Kusama often features kabocha, or Japanese pumpkin, in her work. Since 1946 Kusama’s pumpkins have taken many forms, colours and shapes, but they are always covered in the artist’s signature polka dot pattern.
Kusama’s relationship to the kabocha is rooted in her childhood – the artist’s family cultivated the plant