Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for covering her colorful installation designs with polka dots, has died at the age of 97, according to a statement on the artist’s official website.
“It is with profound sorrow that the passing of Yayoi Kusama at a hospital in Tokyo on August 14, 2026, at the age of 97,” said the statement, posted on Thursday.
The statement said the artist devoted her life as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose practice ranged from visual art and performance to fiction and poetry.
“She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul,” it said.
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