Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her polka dot works, dies at 97
oglobo27 August 2026 at 08:38
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, world-renowned for her immersive installations and works characterized by the repetition of dots and nets, died at age 97 on August 14, 2026 at a hospital in Tokyo, according to an official statement from the organization that managed her work. Born in 1929, Kusama had a decades-long career, including an extended period in the United States, and transformed her experiences of hallucinations and childhood trauma into an artistic production marked by the almost infinite repetition of distinct visual motifs, becoming one of the most influential and recognized artists in the world.
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