Yayoi Kusuma sculpture unveiled at Elizabeth line entrance at Liverpool Street station

‘Infinite Accumulation’ is the 95-year-old artist’s first permanent public artwork in the UK and her largest permanent public sculpture.

The artwork was co-funded by British Land and the City of London Corporation and is the final artwork to be installed and commissioned by the Crossrail Art Programme for the Elizabeth line.

Kusama is best known for her use of massed, repeated polka dots, which first emerged in her work in the 1960s and have become one of her signature motifs.

For this site-specific work, Kusama has expanded the polka dot into linked forms which interact with and define the public spaces outside the new Elizabeth line entrance to Liverpool Street station.

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Infinite Accumulation reaches over 10 metres high and 12 metres wide and covers an area of approximately 100 metres in length.

Last year, Liverpool Street station overtook London Waterloo to become Britain's busiest station, boosted by passengers using the Elizabeth line.

Kusama said: “London is a massive metropolis with people of all cultures moving constantly. The spheres symbolise unique personalities while the supporting curvilinear lines allow us to imagine an underpinning social structure.” 

Justine Simons OBE, Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, said: “Commuters and visitors are in for a real treat when they arrive at Liverpool Street and are welcomed by Kusama’s Infinite Accumulation. Kusama is one of the world’s leading artists and so it is fitting that this is the final work in a brilliant series of contemporary art commissions for the Elizabeth line. 

“The arts are a vital part of London’s success, helping transform our spaces and connect our communities as we build a better London for all.”

A second public installation by Kusuma is also displayed in Kensington Gardens. Kusama’s Pumpkin, 2024 takes the form of a large-scale bronze sculpture and is on view this summer.