August 26, 2026 / 11:59 PM EDT
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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97.Kusama died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama Studio said."She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul," the studio's statement said. "We will carry forward Kusama's wishes and, through art, continue to bring hope and strength for the future to people around the world."
Yayoi Kusama attends the Yayoi Kusama "I Who Have Arrived In Heaven" exhibition press preview at David Zwirner Art Gallery on Nov. 7, 2013, in New York City.
