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Flowers That Bloom at Midnight, Yayoi Kusama, A Japanese Artist

The Sign
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A sign posted on the ground near the sculpture read in part, "Fiberglass-reinforced plastic, metal, and urethane paint."


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:31:33 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3633
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Artist Signature
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The artist Yayoi Kusama signed the work inside a green polka dot, "Yayoi Kusama 2012."


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:31:42 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3634
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Flower Reclined
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A statue of a flower reclined on its back. It was located on a low round platform in front of 33 Tehama. The plaza in which it laid was covered in dozens of large red polka dots.


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:31:55 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3635
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Flower Kicked
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The flower appeared to lay on its back with one foot on the ground and one kicked high in the air.


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:32:04 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3636
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Polka Dots
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The flower featured white polka dots on red, surrounding blue polka dots on black, surrounding green polka dots on yellow. The center of the eye was composed of pink bent rectangles against a black background.


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:32:13 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3637
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A Leaf
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One of the leafs of the flower was green covered in large chartreuse polka dots.


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:32:17 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3638
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Polka Dots In All Colors
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The sculpture was covered in polka dots of all colors.


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:32:21 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3639
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Facing Alley
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The view of the sculpture looking out at Tehama Alley. The presence of a large seating area (as well as the presence of a guard) prevented folks from sitting on the sculpture.


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:32:32 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3640
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Back View
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A view of the back of the sculpture. From behind, it looks more abstract and less like a flower.


Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2012 external link   •  Artist: Yayoi Kusama external link   •  A Japanese external link Artist external link   •  33 Tehama external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:32:39 Sunday 6 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 May 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3641
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